New Orleans, Louisiana–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013 – 12:32 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Big Easy!  (Applause.)  Everybody, give it up for Nancy for that great introduction.  (Applause.)  It is good to be back in New Orleans.  This is what passes for winter here in New Orleans, huh?  (Laughter.)  Folks got all[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013. I join millions of people in the United States and around the world in marking the 75th anniversary of the tragedy of Kristallnacht – “the Night of Broken Glass.”  On November 9 and 10, 1938, Nazi paramilitaries marched under the cover of darkness throughout the towns[Read More…]

Aboard Air Force One–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013 – 11:00 A.M. EST MR. EARNEST:  Before we get started, I just wanted to talk about an important aspect of the President’s trip to New Orleans today.  As you know, we got the latest jobs from the Department of Labor.  Those jobs numbers have[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 November 2013 – The United Nations and its partners are supporting the Government of the Philippines in assessing the damage caused by super typhoon Haiyan, which made landfall this morning in Guiuan on Samar Island and is currently making its way across the country. “We are working closely[Read More…]

In Response to Tribal Consultation & Feedback, Buy-Back Program Announces Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement Applications from Tribes WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013.  As part of President Obama’s commitment to help strengthen Indian communities, and following nation-to-nation consultations with tribal leaders, the Department of the Interior is expanding the implementation strategy for[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013.  U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the October 2013 Employment Situation report released today: “The American economy is resilient. Today’s jobs report demonstrates continued steady growth, with the addition of 212,000 total private sector jobs in October. The unemployment rate, which[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 8, 2013. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 204,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 7.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in leisure and hospitality, retail trade, professional and technical services, manufacturing, and health care. Household Survey Data[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013.  On November 8th, President Obama will speak from the Port of New Orleans, one of the nation’s largest ports, where he will reiterate his call to invest in rebuilding America’s infrastructure, including strategic ports along the Mississippi River such as the Port of New Orleans, which[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013 – 1:06 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here.  I have no announcements to make at the top of this briefing, so we can get right to your questions. Nedra. Q    Great.  Thanks, Jay.  What can you tell us[Read More…]

Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013.  A majority of Colorado voters have approved tax rates on the commercial production and retail sales of cannabis. Voters in 2012 had previously approved a statewide ballot measure authorizing the establishment of state-licensed marijuana producers and retailers. Lawmakers this spring proposed tax rates on both licensed[Read More…]