THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary __________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release October 20, 2009 NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE SITUATION IN OR IN RELATION TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC…
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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary __________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release October 20, 2009 TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national…
Conference Call at 10:45am to Discuss Plan WASHINGTON, DC- President Barack Obama will visit a small business in Maryland this afternoon where he will announce new lending initiatives to shore up lending for America’s small businesses. Since the financial…
President Obama will visit Metropolitan Archives, a family-owned small business that recently expanded with an SBA loan, where he will announce a package of initiatives that will increase credit to small businesses. The audience of approximately 100 will be composed…
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary __________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release October 21, 2009 STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, the President signed into law: H.R. 2997, the “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,…
Rose Garden President Obama expressed his appreciation for President Karzai’s decision to accept the certification of Afghanistan’s first round election results, and to agree to a second round of voting. President Obama underscored that this decision was in the best…
I welcome President Karzai’s statement today accepting the Independent Electoral Commission’s certification of the August 20 election results, and agreeing to participate in a second round of the election. This is an important step forward in ensuring a credible process for…
Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress…
The United States strongly supports the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) decision to impose an arms embargo on Guinea and to work with the African Union to develop a regime of targeted sanctions against individuals. We welcome this…
We express our deepest regret and strong objection that the Islamic Republic of Iran has sentenced Iranian-American scholar Kian Tajbakhsh to 15 years in prison. Mr. Tajbakhsh poses no threat to Iran or its national security. As an independent and…
