Day: December 17, 2010

Federal Oil Spill Response Transitions to Regional Structure, Releases Scientific Report

NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. As planned and in coordination and consultation with state and local partners, the federal government’s response framework for the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill will transition on Friday, allowing for long-term response operations to be overseen by regional U.S. Coast Guard units rather than surge forces.[Read More…]

Remarks by the First Lady at the National Medal for Museum and Library Services Ceremony

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010 – 11:14 A.M. EST MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Good morning.  (Applause.)  Thank you all.  Please rest, rest.  (Laughter.)  Welcome to the White House.  It is wonderful to have you all here.  You’ve got snow, you’ve got Christmas, it’s the best time of year.  So, welcome.[Read More…]

Treasury Department Statement on House Passage of Tax Cut, Unemployment Insurance Package

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2010. The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the following statement from Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner regarding the passage of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 by the House of Representatives: “We had a responsibility to protect middle class families from[Read More…]

Pelosi: Democratic Provisions of Tax Cut Bill Benefit Middle Class; Republicans Insist on an Extra Tax Cut for the Wealthiest

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor tonight on H.R. 4853, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010.  The bill, which the House passed by a vote of 277 to 148 late Thursday night, was passed by the Senate on[Read More…]

Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the United States Review on Afghanistan and Pakistan

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–17 December 2010.  The following statement was released 16 December 2010 by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen:  I welcome the release today of the United States’ annual review on Afghanistan and Pakistan. It builds on the decisions on Afghanistan that NATO Allies and Partners took at our summit in[Read More…]

Presidential Proclamation–Wright Brothers Day

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010.  On December 17, 1903, after years of determination and creativity, Orville and Wilbur Wright’s wooden aircraft sailed the steady winds of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and conquered the age old dream of manned flight.  That day, the two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, could only imagine what[Read More…]

Statement from White House National Security Council Spokesman Mike Hammer on Khor Abeche Attacks

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010.  The United States is deeply concerned about reports that the Sudanese Armed Forces attacked and burnt the village of Khor Abeche in South Darfur.  According to the United Nations, the attacks left many injured, some dead, and thousands displaced.  The United States condemns this attack on[Read More…]

Payroll Tax Cut to Boost Take-Home Pay for Most Workers; New Withholding Details Now Available on IRS.gov

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Internal Revenue Service today released instructions to help employers implement the 2011 cut in payroll taxes, along with new income-tax withholding tables that employers will use during 2011. Millions of workers will see their take-home pay rise during 2011 because the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and[Read More…]

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