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EXECUTIVE ORDER – - – - – - – NATIONAL EXPORT INITIATIVE By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, Public Law 102-429, 106 Stat. 2186, and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, in order to enhance and coordinate Federal efforts to facilitate the creation of jobs in the United States through the promotion of exports, and to ensure the effective use of Federal resources in support of these goals, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy

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Executive Order – National Export Initiative

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Remarks by the President and the First Lady at International Women’s Day Reception

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Cheryl A. LaFleur, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Lawrence J

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President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 3/8/10

The statement below was posted on www.WhiteHouse.gov by the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Christina Romer in response to the January employment report. The statement can also be accessed HERE .

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Statement by Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Christina Romer on the Employment Situation in January

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama today announced a series of steps his Administration is taking as part of its comprehensive strategy to enhance American energy independence while building a foundation for a new clean energy economy, and its promise of new industries and millions of jobs. At a meeting with a bipartisan group of governors from around the country, the President laid out three measures that will work in concert to boost biofuels production and reduce our dangerous dependence on foreign oil.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule to implement the long-term renewable fuels standard of 36 billion gallons by 2022 established by Congress.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed a rule on the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) that would provide financing to increase the conversion of biomass to bioenergy.  The President’s Biofuels Interagency Working Group released its first report – Growing America’s Fuel.  The report, authored by group co-chairs, Secretaries Vilsack and Chu, and Administrator Jackson, lays out a strategy to advance the development and commercialization of a sustainable biofuels industry to meet or exceed the nation’s biofuels targets.

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Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal

MEMORANDUM FOR  THE SECRETARY OF STATE    THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY    THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR    THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE    THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE    THE SECRETARY OF LABOR    THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION    THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY    THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT       AND BUDGET    THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL       PROTECTION AGENCY    THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY       COMMISSION    THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND       TECHNOLOGY POLICY    THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL       QUALITY SUBJECT:  A Comprehensive Federal Strategy on Carbon    Capture and Storage For decades, the coal industry has supported quality high-paying jobs for American workers, and coal has provided an important domestic source of reliable, affordable energy.  At the same time, coal-fired power plants are the largest contributor to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and coal accounts for 40 percent of global emissions.  Charting a path toward clean coal is essential to achieving my Administration’s goals of providing clean energy, supporting American jobs, and reducing emissions of carbon pollution.  Rapid commercial development and deployment of clean coal technologies, particularly carbon capture and storage (CCS), will help position the United States as a leader in the global clean energy race.

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Presidential Memorandum — A Comprehensive Federal Strategy on Carbon Capture and Storage

The statement below was posted on www.WhiteHouse.gov by the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors Christina Romer in response to the advance estimate of GDP for the Fourth Quarter of 2009. The statement can also be viewed HERE . On the Advance Estimate of GDP for the Fourth Quarter of 2009 Posted by Christina Romer on January 29, 2010 at 09:30 AM EST Today’s GDP report is the most positive news to date on the economy.  The data show that the total output of the U.S

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Statement by Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Christina Romer on the Advance Estimate of GDP for the Fourth Quarter of 2009

Target to Drive Energy Cost Reductions in Federal Operations, Creating Clean Energy Jobs WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama today announced that the Federal Government will reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution by 28 percent by 2020.  Reducing and reporting GHG pollution, as called for in Executive Order 13514 on Federal Sustainability, will ensure that the Federal Government leads by example in building the clean energy economy.  Actions taken under this Executive Order will spur clean energy investments that create new private-sector jobs, drive long-term savings, build local market capacity, and foster innovation and entrepreneurship in clean energy industries. As the single largest energy consumer in the U.S. economy, the Federal Government spent more than $24.5 billion on electricity and fuel in 2008 alone.  Achieving the Federal GHG pollution reduction target will reduce Federal energy use by the equivalent of 646 trillion BTUs, equal to 205 million barrels of oil, and taking 17 million cars off the road for one year.  This is also equivalent to a cumulative total of $8 to $11 billion in avoided energy costs through 2020.

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President Obama Sets Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Target for Federal Operations

New jobs proposal will create jobs, cut taxes for small businesses WASHINGTON, DC – Tomorrow in Baltimore, Maryland, President Obama will announce details of the Small Business Jobs and Wages Tax Cut, one of his new proposals to create good jobs in America.  In last night’s State of the Union Address, President Obama outlined a series of ways he will fight to create good paying jobs and continue our economic recovery. One of these proposals, the Small Business Jobs and Wages Tax Cut, will put more Americans back to work by giving businesses – particularly small business – a tax cut for new hiring.  The new proposal will also provide tax incentives for businesses to expand wages for their employees.

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President Obama to Propose New Small Business Jobs and Wages Tax Cut

Discussion Previews a Key Theme for State of the Union Address Washington, DC – Today, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will hold a meeting of the Middle Class Task Force, where they will lay out key investments for middle class families.  Today’s discussion will preview one of the key themes of the President’s State of the Union address, which include creating good jobs, addressing the deficit, changing Washington, and fighting for middle class families.

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President Obama and Vice President Biden Preview Initiatives for Middle Class Families