What Government Did Today

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Diplomatic Reception Room 10:36 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  I want to speak about the ongoing and increasingly urgent efforts to avoid default and reduce our deficit.

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Remarks by the President on the Status of Debt Ceiling Negotiations

Release Time:  For Immediate Release The President will deliver remarks at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. announcing the next round of a coordinated national program to dramatically improve fuel efficiency and cut carbon pollution for cars and light-duty trucks for Model Years 2017 to 2025.  The President will be joined on-stage at the event by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, several auto company executives and UAW President Bob King.

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Background on President Obama’s Fuel Efficiency Event Today

Release Time:  For Immediate Release The Vice President today called Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani to offer condolences on the loss of President Barzani’s mother, Hamayil Khan, who passed away Wednesday. The Vice President told President Barzani that he wished he could have paid his respects in person and that his thoughts and prayers are with the Barzani family at this time.

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Readout of the Vice President’s Call to Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani

Release Time:  For Immediate Release It is with great sorrow and sense of loss that I learned of the passing of the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, the Most Reverend Archbishop Pietro Sambi.  I greatly appreciated Archbishop Sambi’s friendship and counsel; he brought a deep sense of empathy and comfort to the many lives that he influenced.  I also long admired his distinguished diplomatic service for the Roman Catholic Church in this country, as well as in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Europe.  Archbishop Sambi was held in great esteem by all Americans who met him as he traveled the length and breadth of this country.  Our condolences and prayers are with Archbishop Sambi’s family and friends.

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Statement by Vice President Biden on the Passing of Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Pietro Sambi

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Sheriff Seeks Opinion on Gun Permits for Medical Pot Users

Release Time:  For Immediate Release WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Judge Evan Jonathan Wallach to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.  Judge Wallach is currently a judge on the United States Court of International Trade. “Judge Wallach has distinguished himself throughout his legal career in both the public and private sectors,” said President Obama.  “He possesses a keen intellect and a commitment to fairness and integrity that will serve him well as a judge on the Federal Circuit.” Judge Evan Jonathan Wallach:  Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge Evan Jonathan Wallach has been a judge on the United States Court of International Trade, based in New York, since 1995.  He has also served as an adjunct law professor on the law of war at numerous institutions, including Brooklyn Law School and New York Law School, since 1997.  Born in Superior, Arizona, Judge Wallach enlisted in the United States Army in 1969, and served in the Vietnam War from 1970 to 1971 as a terrain reconnaissance sergeant in the 8th Engineer Battalion.  He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.  He returned from the war to complete his B.A. at the University of Arizona in 1973.  He received his J.D.

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President Obama Nominates Judge Evan Jonathan Wallach to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Release Time:  For Immediate Release NOTICE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS OF CERTAIN PERSONS TO UNDERMINE THE SOVEREIGNTY OF LEBANON OR ITS DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES AND INSTITUTIONS On August 1, 2007, by Executive Order 13441, the President declared a national emergency and ordered related measures blocking the property of certain persons undermining the sovereignty of Lebanon or its democratic processes or institutions and certain other persons, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706).  The President determined that the actions of certain persons to undermine Lebanon's legitimate and democratically elected government or democratic institutions; to contribute to the deliberate breakdown in the rule of law in Lebanon, including through politically motivated violence and intimidation; to reassert Syrian control or contribute to Syrian interference in Lebanon; or to infringe upon or undermine Lebanese sovereignty and contribute to political and economic instability in that country and the region and constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.

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Notice from the President Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergecy with Respect to Lebanon

Release Time:  For Immediate Release TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date.  In accordance with this provision, I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency declared with respect to the actions of certain persons to undermine the sovereignty of Lebanon or its democratic processes and institutions is to continue in effect beyond August 1, 2011.

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Message from the President Regarding the Continuation of the National Emergecy with Respect to Lebanon

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Leaders in Cutting Waste, Fraud and Abuse Named to New Board WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Obama Administration is announcing the launch of the Government Accountability and Transparency Board. The Board, first announced  by the President and Vice President in June as part of the Campaign to Cut Waste , will focus on rooting out misspent tax dollars and making government spending more accessible and transparent for the American people

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White House Launches Government Accountability and Transparency Board to Cut Waste and Boost Accountability

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Michelle and I were saddened to learn of the passing of Richard Estrada Chavez yesterday. Richard spent his life in the service of others alongside his brother Cesar and his wife, Dolores Huerta, co-founders of the United Farm Workers

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President Obama Statement on the Passing of Richard Estrada Chavez