What Government Did Today

11:43 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  It is great to be here at OPOWER.  And just looking around, this looks like a fun place to work.  (Laughter.)  The work you do here, as we just heard, is making homes more energy efficient, it’s saving people money, it’s generating jobs and it’s putting America on the path to a clean energy future.  And I understand last year that you doubled your workforce thanks to Bonnie — (applause) — you’re hoping to hire another hundred workers this year.  And so this is a model of what we want to be seeing all across the country.  Our goal for the economy is to show similar job growth in the months ahead. This morning we learned that in February our economy lost an additional 36,000 jobs.  Now, this is actually better than expected, considering the severe storms all along the East Coast are estimated to have had a depressing effect on the numbers.  And it shows that the measures that we’re taking to turn our economy around are having some impact.  But even though it’s better than expected, it’s more than we should tolerate.

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Remarks by the President on Clean Energy Jobs

Awards Mean FTA Has Met Aggressive Deadline to Put 100 Percent of Recovery Act Dollars to Work WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden and U.S.

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Vice President Biden Announces Nearly 200 New Recovery Act Transit Projects in 42 States

On Tuesday, March 2, 2010 the President signed into law: H.R. 4691, the “Temporary Extension Act of 2010,” which provides short-term extensions of several authorities, including those related to: (1) unemployment compensation; (2)COBRA premiums; (3)Medicare physician payments; (4)Medicare therapy caps; (5) surface transportation programs; (6)flood insurance programs; (7)retransmission of television broadcasts; (8)Federal poverty guidelines; and (9) Small Business Administration loan guarantees.

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Statement by The Press Secretary on H.R. 4691

“During these difficult economic times, supporting American workers, their families and our small businesses must be everyone’s focus. The bill passed tonight by the Senate will extend access to health care benefits for workers who have lost their jobs, help small businesses get loans so they can grow and hire, and extend unemployment insurance benefits for millions of Americans who are looking for work

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Statement by President Obama on Signing of UI Extension Bill

Savannah, Georgia 3:46 P.M. EST Q Mr

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Remarks by the President to the Pool after Touring Meddin Studios

Announces New Department of Labor Regulations to Protect Workers’ Retirement Savings WASHINGTON, DC – Vice President Joe Biden, Chair of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class, today released the Middle Class Task Force’s Annual Report, which lays out a series of policy recommendations designed to tackle the challenges facing America’s middle class.  The Vice President was joined at this event by Director of the Office of Management and Budget Peter Orszag, Deputy Secretary of Labor Seth Harris, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors Christina Romer, and Director of the National Economic Council Lawrence Summers.

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Vice President Biden Issues Middle Class Task Force Annual Report

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama named the following individuals to serve on the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform being co-chaired by former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and former Republican Senate Whip Alan Simpson: David Cote, Member, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Ann Fudge, Member, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Alice Rivlin, Member, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Andy Stern, Member, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform President Obama said, “For far too long, Washington has avoided the tough choices necessary to solve our fiscal problems.  I am proud that these distinguished individuals have agreed to work to build a bipartisan consensus to put America on the path toward fiscal reform and responsibility.  I know they’ll take up their work with the sense of integrity and strength of commitment that the American people deserve and America’s future demands.” The bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform will make recommendations to Congress by December 1, 2010 to put the budget in primary balance so that all operations and programs for the federal government are paid for (achieving deficits of about 3 percent of GDP) by 2015 and to meaningfully improve the long-term fiscal outlook.  With today’s appointments the President has named 6 bipartisan appointees to the commission.  The remaining 12 members of the commission will be appointed by Senate and House leaders (3 each by the Republican and Democratic leaders of both chambers). President Obama named the following individuals as members of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: Dave Cote has served since 2002 as chairman, chief executive officer, and president of Honeywell, a diversified technology and manufacturing leader. Under Cote’s leadership, Honeywell has delivered strong performance in sales, earnings per share, segment profit, and cash flow.  He has served on the U.S.-India CEO Forum since 2005 and was named co-chair by President Obama in 2009.  Previously, he was chairman, chief executive officer, and president of TRW.  He joined TRW from General Electric, where he served 25 years in various manufacturing, finance, and management positions.  He received the Corporate Social Responsibility Award from the Foreign Policy Association in 2007.  He is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire.

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President Obama Names Members of Bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

Council to advise on labor-management relations in the executive branch WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations. Carol A. Bonosaro, Member, National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations William Dougan, Member, National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations Michael B

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President Obama Announces Members of the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations

“In the fourth quarter of 2009, over 98 percent of Recovery Act recipients that were required to file reports on their spending did so.  This was a 76 percent reduction in non-filers from the previous quarter and is due, in larger part, to efforts Federal agencies have undertaken since then to eliminate cases of non-filing.  We have now delivered to the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board a list of those less than 2 percent of recipients who failed to file in the fourth quarter.  While we are pleased with the increased compliance, we are continuing to work with Federal agencies to reach 100 percent participation and have asked both Federal agencies and the Recovery Board to develop penalties for those who don’t comply.”

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Statement by Senior Advisor for Recovery Act Implementation Ed DeSeve on Recipient Reporting Compliance

Earlier today, the Vice President hosted a conference call with Mayors and a county official from across the country to discuss implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The following officials participated: Mayor Ron V. Dellums (D-Oakland, CA) Mayor Bob Foster (D-Long Beach, CA) Mayor Tom Martin (R-Lubbock, TX) Mayor Raul G

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Vice President Biden Hosts Conference Call with Mayors and County Officials to Discuss Recovery Act Implementation