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Archive: December 10, 2010
Today, the White House released a report entitled “The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010: Win for Women, Mothers and Working Families” to continue to make the economic case for tax agreement. The full report…
Mayor Dayne Walling Applauds President Barack Obama For Reaching Across The Aisle To Extend Tax Relief To Middle Class Americans In This Tough Economy Flint, Michigan-December 10, 2010- Flint Mayor Dayne Walling released the following statement today in support…
The Vice President spoke by phone today with Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri to discuss recent developments in Lebanon and the region. The Vice President reaffirmed the Administration’s commitment to Lebanon’s sovereignty, independence, and stability, underscoring the commitment of the…
Statement of Don Plusquellic Mayor of Akron Former President, U.S. Conference of Mayors (2004-2005) I have been asked numerous times my opinion on the agreement reached by President Obama and Republican congressional leaders. I want to weigh-in on these important…
Vice President Biden spoke today to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to discuss the December 15th United Nations Security Council High-Level Meeting on Iraq that the Vice President will chair. The purpose of the UN session is to recognize and…
Statement of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer in Support for the Agreement for Middle Class Tax Cuts and Unemployment Insurance “In extending these tax cuts and unemployment benefits, President Obama and leaders on both sides of the aisle have chosen partnership…
Office of the Mayor City of Arlington, Texas I commend President Obama for making the hard decision to set aside politics and do what is best for the American people. The bipartisan tax cuts package will boost economic growth and…
Strickland Statement on Tax and Unemployment Bill Columbus, OH – Governor Ted Strickland today issued the following statement on the pending tax and unemployment legislation compromise currently before the United States Congress: “As I said a few weeks ago,…
Mayor Benjamin Supports President’s Tax Compromise Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin released the following statement today in support of President Barack Obama’s compromise tax proposal: “President Obama has won a major victory for the working families who need it the…
