Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2010 – 7:30 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Michelle and I are extraordinarily honored as we host you, but most importantly as we host President Calderon and First Lady Margarita Zavala. Yes, I’m sorry, please be seated. We welcome them and the Mexican delegation for our second state[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Statement by President Obama on the House Financial Services Committee Passage of the Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2010. “Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy, and where most new jobs begin. In March, I signed into law a jobs bill that provides tax cuts to small businesses that hire new workers, and have proposed eliminating capital gains taxes on small business investments[Read More…]
Richton Park Man Charged in Shooting Death of 20-year-old Adam Martinez
(Photo: PFPD) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Park Forest Police Department announced this evening that eighteen-year-old Jason Burns of 4648 Clarendon Ave., Richton Park, has been charged in connection with the May 12 shooting death of Park Forest resident Adam Martinez. Six days ago, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at approximately[Read More…]
Council on Auto Communities and Workers Announces Landmark Framework to Speed Redevelopment of Shuttered Auto Facilities
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2010. The White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers today announced a landmark federal framework to speed the cleanup of and redevelopment of shuttered auto facilities resulting from the GM bankruptcy. The framework will invest more than $800 million to put facilities back into productive use, creating[Read More…]
Statement of President Barack Obama on Haitian Flag Day
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2010. “On behalf of the American people, I send my congratulations to all those who celebrate Haitian Flag Day – here in America, in Haiti, and around the world. Over 200 years ago, freedmen from what is now the Republic of Haiti came to the aid of[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Oil Liability, May 18, 2010
Washington,D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2010. "I am disappointed that an effort to ensure that oil companies pay fully for disasters they cause has stalled in the United States Senate on a partisan basis. This maneuver threatens to leave taxpayers, rather than the oil companies, on the hook for future disasters like the[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, May 18, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton to Travel to Japan, China and Korea on May 20-26 A/S Feltman is in Baghdad Meeting with Political Leaders A/S Fernandez Gave Keynote Address to Society of the Americas Council of Americas 2010 in Sao Paulo Conference U.S. Welcome Report Delivered at[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Economy in Youngstown, Ohio, May 18, 2010
Youngstown, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2010 – 1:30 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! Hey! (Applause.) It’s good to see you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Everybody please have a seat. Let me first of all just say thank you to some people who are doing outstanding work, beginning with somebody[Read More…]
Testimony of EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson on Federal Response to the Recent Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, May 18, 2010
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2010. Chairman Boxer, Ranking Member Inhofe, and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify about EPA’s role in responding to the BP Deepwater Horizon rig explosion. As we all know, efforts by BP to stop the oil release continue. While there is no perfect[Read More…]
Rep. Mark Souder, Longtime Anti-Marijuana Zealot, Resigns Amid Scandal
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2010. Rep. Mark Souder (R-Indiana), perhaps the most fanatic opponent of sensible marijuana laws in the U.S. Congress, announced that he is resigning this morning amid revelations that he had an affair with a 45-year-old staffer. Souder, who was preparing to run for his ninth term in[Read More…]
