Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2013 – 11:00 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Please, please have a seat. Well, as President, my top priority is to do everything I can to reignite what I consider to be the true engine of the American economy: a rising, thriving middle class. That’s[Read More…]
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State Department Briefing by Patrick Ventrell, April 9, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SOUTH SUDAN Attack on United Nations Mission Convoy CUBA Hakken Family Case OFAC Licenses MIDDLE EAST PEACE Secretary Kerry’s Press Availability SYRIA Meeting with Syrian Opposition SYRIA/IRAQ Link between Al-Qaeda in Iraq and Al-Nusrah Front in Syria / Concerns about Extremist Elements[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 9, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013 – 11:52 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Welcome, everyone. Thanks for your patience. I have a couple of quick announcements. As you may have seen already, President Obama is announcing his intent to nominate three members of the National Labor Relations Board — Mark Gaston-Pearce to[Read More…]
Senate Democrats Crack Down on Excessive Interest Rates and Fees
New Legislation Would Cap Interest Rates and Fees for All Consumer Credit Transactions WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), introduced the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act today,[Read More…]
Meeting in Vatican, UN Secretary-General and Pontiff Discuss Ways to Eradicate Poverty
VATICAN–(ENEWSPF)–9 April 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Pope Francis today discussed what can be done to accelerate work to reduce poverty and advance economic development during a meeting in the Vatican. “We discussed the need to advance social justice and accelerate work to meet the Millennium Development Goals. This[Read More…]
CREW Calls on IRS to Amend Rule Allowing Social Welfare Groups to Engage in Political Activity
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Following up on its lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), today Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a rulemaking petition with the agency seeking a revision to existing regulations to eliminate a glaring loophole that allows certain tax-exempt groups to engage in[Read More…]
Secretary of State Kerry Press Availability in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 9, 2013
Tel Aviv, Israel–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s always a great pleasure for me to be able to be here in Israel. And before I leave for our next stop at the ministerial in London, I wanted to take a moment to update everybody on what I[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the White House Gun Safety Event, April 9, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Thank you, Sheriff High – and thank you all for being here. It’s a pleasure to join Vice President Biden in welcoming this distinguished group to the White House. And it’s a privilege to stand with so many dedicated law enforcement leaders as we[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady at the Memphis Soul Workshop
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013 – 10:58 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Oh, watching you all’s faces — priceless. Priceless. (Laughter.) See, you never know what’s going to happen at the White House. Okay, let’s breathe. Come on. (Laughter.) Everyone, let’s breathe, even the moms. (Laughter.) While everybody is getting settled, I[Read More…]
Job openings increase from 3.6 to 3.9 million in February, 2013
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2013. There were 3.9 million job openings on the last business day of February, up from 3.6 million in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.3 percent) and separations rate (3.1 percent) were little changed in February. This release includes estimates[Read More…]
