Statements and Releases
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Fact Sheet on Obama Administration Auto Restructuring Initiative for General Motors
On March 30, 2009, President Obama laid out a framework for General Motors to achieve viability that required the Company to rework its business plan, accelerate its operational restructuring and make far greater reductions in its outstanding liabilities. After two months of significant management engagement, General Motors has developed such a plan and has already begun to make progress toward its achievement.
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Statement From The President On The Murder Of DR George Tiller
I am shocked and outraged by the murder of Dr. George Tiller as he attended church services this morning. However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence.
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Statement from the Press Secretary
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to San Salvador, El Salvador to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Mauricio Funes, President-elect of the Republic of El Salvador on June 1, 2009.
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WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Obama Calls for Thorough and Timely Confirmation for Judge Sonia Sotomayor
In his weekly address, President Barack Obama called for a rigorous, principled and swift confirmation for his Supreme Court nominee, Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Judge Sotomayor’s extraordinary professional career, as a New York City prosecutor, a litigator, and as a judge for 17 years, is matched only by her remarkable life story, from growing up in a housing project to graduating from Princeton University and Yale Law School.
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Statement by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 5-29-09
The United States strongly condemns the recent terrorist attacks inside Iran. The American people send their deepest condolences to the victims and their families. No cause justifies terrorism, and the United States condemns it in any form, in any country, against any people.
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President Obama Signs Kentucky Disaster Declaration, 5-29-09
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and ordered Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, flooding, and mudslides during the period of May 3-20, 2009.
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Statement by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on the designation of significant foreign narcotics traffickers
On May 28, 2009, the President identified Daniel Rendon Herrera (Colombia), the Haji Juma Khan Organization (Afghanistan), Walid Makled Garcia (Venezuela), and Imam Bheel (Pakistan) as Significant Foreign Narcotics Traffickers as appropriate for sanctions under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (the "Kingpin Act").
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Statement by the President on Beginning of Negotiations on Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty
There is no greater security challenge in the world today than turning the tide on nuclear-proliferation, and pursuing the goal of a nuclear-free world. I welcome today’s important agreement at the Conference on Disarmament to begin negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty, which will end production of fissile materials for use in atomic bombs.
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Vice President to Hold Roundtable with Business Leaders to Discuss Recovery Act Implementation
Vice President Biden will travel to New York next week. On Tuesday, June 2nd at 11:00 AM EDT, the Vice President will bring together business leaders from across the country for a roundtable on how the Recovery Act is not just creating and saving jobs, it’s also creating new business opportunities.
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Statement from the New York State Law Enforcement Council on the Sotomayor Nomination
The New York State Law Enforcement Council congratulates President Obama on his nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court.