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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 1/17/12

White House — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:44:00 +0000

Release Time: For Immediate Release James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:53 P.M.

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President Obama Meets with President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness at the White House

White House — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:04:00 +0000

Release Time: For Immediate Release WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama convened a meeting at the White House with the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness to discuss initiatives and policies to strengthen the economy, promote and accelerate job growth and bolster America’s competitiveness around the world. The White House has recently implemented a number of Jobs Council recommendations, including policy steps to help support companies bringing jobs back to the United States and make government more efficient and effective. “The Jobs Council has been critical in finding new ways to encourage the private sector to hire and invest in American competitiveness. I'm proud that we’ve taken action on a majority of the Council’s recommendations on issues ranging from insourcing to permitting to clean energy

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Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate Regarding the War Powers Resolution

White House — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:02:00 +0000

Release Time: For Immediate Release TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE December 15, 2011 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr.

White House Releases New Report on the Importance of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director

White House — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:21:00 +0000

Release Time: For Immediate Release NEC Report Details Real Consequences for Consumers if Congress Fails to Confirm Cordray as CFPB Director WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the White House released a report from the National Economic Council called Improving Americans’ Financial Security: The Importance of a CFPB Director. The report is embargoed for 8:00 pm ET Sunday. A link to the full report can be found HERE . The President signed into law the strongest consumer protections in history in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which created a single agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), to serve as a watchdog for American consumers with the responsibility of protecting and educating Americans who use financial products. This week, the United States Senate will vote on the nomination of Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Cordray has spent his career fighting for middle class families and finding solutions that help consumers, and he has seen bipartisan support from people around the country. However, some Senate Republicans have vowed to block his nomination without raising question about his qualifications or background – and their opposition puts consumers at risk.

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Readout of President Obama’s Call to Pakistani President Zardari

White House — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:20:00 +0000

Release Time: For Immediate Release Earlier today the President placed a phone call to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to personally express his condolences on the tragic loss of twenty-four Pakistani soldiers this past week along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The President made clear that this regrettable incident was not a deliberate attack on Pakistan and reiterated the United States’ strong commitment to a full investigation. The two Presidents reaffirmed their commitment to the U.S.-Pakistan bilateral relationship, which is critical to the security of both nations, and they agreed to stay in close touch.

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Background Briefing by a Senior Administration Official to Journalists Traveling with Vice President Biden

White House — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:30:59 +0000

Release Time: For Immediate Release Location: U.S. Embassy, Annex 1, Baghdad, Iraq 7:27 P.M.

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Background Briefing by a Senior Administration Official to Journalists Traveling with Vice President Biden

FACT SHEET: High-Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth

White House — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:11:00 +0000

Release Time: For Immediate Release The Leaders of the United States and the European Union (EU) recognize that transatlantic trade and investment constitutes the largest economic relationship in the world, creating jobs, increasing economic growth, and driving competitiveness on both sides of the Atlantic. Given the successes of our existing economic partnership, the United States and the EU are committed to identifying new ways of strengthening our economic relationship and developing its full potential. A number of studies and proposals have advocated new bilateral trade, investment, and other economic agreements to access the untapped economic opportunities of our relationship. At the November 28, 2011 EU-U.S. Summit meeting, Leaders directed the Transatlantic Economic Council to establish a High-Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth, led by U.S

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White House Hosts African American Policy in Action Leadership Conference

White House — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Release Time: For Immediate Release White House Releases New Policy Report Outlining the Obama Administration Achievements in the African American Community WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Wednesday, November 8, the White House held an African American Policy in Action Leadership Conference, bringing community leaders from across the country together with a broad range of White House and Cabinet officials for an in-depth series of interactive workshops and substantive conversations on the Administration’s efforts and achievements in the African American community. Participants including community leaders, professors, faith leaders, civil rights leaders, and elected officials, have the opportunity to interact with Administration officials on pressing issues that directly impact African Americans.

Executive Order — Promoting Efficient Spending

White House — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:15:00 +0000

Release Time: For Immediate Release EXECUTIVE ORDER PROMOTING EFFICIENT SPENDING By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to further promote efficient spending in the Federal Government, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. My Administration is committed to cutting waste in Federal Government spending and identifying opportunities to promote efficient and effective spending. The Federal Government performs critical functions that support the basic protections that Americans have counted on for decades. As they serve taxpayers, executive departments and agencies (agencies) also must act in a fiscally responsible manner, including by minimizing their costs, in order to perform these mission critical functions in the most efficient, cost effective way. As such, I have pursued an aggressive agenda for reducing administrative costs since taking office and, most recently, within my Fiscal Year 2012 Budget. Building on this effort, I direct agency heads to take even more aggressive steps to ensure the Government is a good steward of taxpayer money. Sec

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White House to host African American Policy in Action Leadership Conference

White House — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:30:58 +0000

Release Time: For Immediate Release THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2011 White House to host African American Policy in Action Leadership Conference White House Releases New Policy Report Outlining the Obama Administration Achievements in the African American Community WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Wednesday, November 8, the White House will host an African American Policy in Action Leadership Conference, bringing community leaders from across the country together with a broad range of White House and Cabinet officials for an in-depth series of interactive workshops and substantive conversations on the Administration’s efforts and achievements in the African American community. Participants including community leaders, professors, faith leaders, civil rights leaders, and elected officials, will have the opportunity to interact with Administration officials on pressing issues that directly impact African Americans. Discussion topics include strengthening the economy through the American Jobs Act, job training, access to capital for growing businesses, reforming our nation’s education system, protecting civil rights, community development initiatives, and strategies targeting poverty

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