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THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Please have a seat. Have a seat. Good morning, everybody. Before I begin let me just acknowledge（承认，答谢） some of the people who are standing behind me here: First of all, two people who have been working really hard to make this day happen — Secretary Steven Chu, my Energy Secretary — Steven Chu. (Applause.) A...
Prepared Remarks of President Barack ObamaWeekly AddressThe White HouseJune 27, 2009 Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a historic piece of legislation that will open the door to a clean energy economy and a better future for America. For more than three decades, we have talked about our dependence on foreign oil. And for more than three decades, we have seen th...
The tide of war is receding（后退，减弱） . When I took office, roughly 180,000 Americans were serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. By the end of this year, that number will be cut in half, and it will continue to decline. This is critical for the sovereignty of Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s also critical to the strength of the United States as we build our nation at home. Mo...
Marc Ambinder. Q: Mr. President, thank you. How do these negotiations affect negotiations or talks with Republicans about raising the debt limit? Because it would seem that they have a significant amount of leverage over the White House now, going in. Was there ever any attempt by the White House to include raising the debt limit as a part of this package? THE PRESIDENT: Whe...
As many of you know, early on Friday, at least twelve people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a movie heater in Aurora, Colorado. Dozens more are being treated for injuries at local hospitals. Some of the victims are being treated at a children’s hospital. We are still gathering all the facts about what happened, but we do know that the police have one suspect ...
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMAAND PRIME MINISTER NOURI AL MALIKI OF IRAQIN JOINT PRESS AVAILABILITY PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. I am very pleased to welcome Prime Minister al Maliki back to Washington. We’ve just concluded a very productive discussion about a wide range of issues. We meet at an important moment. Substantial progress has been made since Prim...
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I just had a very productive meeting with two members of my Economic Recovery Advisory Board: Paul Volcker, who’s the former chair of the Federal Reserve Board; and Bill Donaldson, previously the head of the SEC. And I deeply appreciate the counsel of these two leaders and the board that they’ve offered as we have dealt wit...
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENTAFTER THE TRILATERAL MEETINGWITH PRESIDENT KARZAI OF AFGHANISTANAND PRESIDENT ZARDARI OF PAKISTAN Grand Foyer 4:11 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. We just finished an important trilateral meeting among the United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan. And earlier today I was pleased to have wide ranging bilateral discussions with both Pr...
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMAAND HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH SABAH,AMIR OF THE STATE OF KUWAITBEFORE MEETING PRESIDENT OBAMA: I want to extend my welcome to the Amir of Kuwait. We are grateful for his visit. When I was traveling in the region, the Amir showed me great hospitality, so I’m glad to be able to return the gesture. Although, I have to confess that I think the meal that...
The past three months have seem a storm of activity from the White House, with initiatives on housing, the markets, the auto industry, small businesses, international financial cooperation, and job creation through the Recovery Act. Today the President made it his central purpose of to explain the vision that has served as the foundation for every major initiative on the eco...
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. Thank you. Well, it is wonderful to be here. Barbara, thank you for the outstanding introduction. I want to acknowledge a few other special guests that we have here. First of all, my terrific Vice President, mainly because he takes orders from Dr. Jill Biden. (Laughter.) Dr. Jill Biden and Vice President Joe...
Medicare and Medicaid are huge problems because health care costs are rising even as the population is getting older. And so what I’ve said is that I’m prepared to work with Democrats and Republicans to start dealing with that in a serious way. We made a down payment on that with health care reform last year. That’s part of what health care reform was about...
Well, Prime Minister Kan and I just had an excellent conversation and bilateral meeting（双边会议） after three days where we’ve had an opportunity to share ideas on not only the most pressing issues that are facing our economies but also a range of security issues. I congratulated Prime Minister Kan on his leadership, and we both noted the significance of 50 years of...
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT Today I have signed into law H.R. 146, the "Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009." This landmark bill will protect millions of acres of Federal land as wilderness, protect more than 1,000 miles of rivers through the National Wild and Scenic River System, and designate thousands of miles of trails for the National Trails System. It a...
That obviously was not the case in the Deepwater Horizon rig（钻探设备） , and I want to know why. The American people deserve to know why. The families I met with last week who lost their loved ones in the explosion — these families deserve to know why. And so I’ve established a National Commission to understand the causes of this disaster and offer recommendati...
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENTTO THE NAACP CENTENNIAL CONVENTION NAACP介绍： NAACP：National Association for the Advancement of Colored People全国有色人种协进会(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)是一个由美国白人和黑人组成的旨在促进黑人民权的全国性组织。总部设在纽约。 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. What an extraordinary night, capping off an extraordinary week, ...
Good afternoon, everybody. I just want to say a few words about the landmark vote that the House of Representatives is poised to（随时准备着） take today — a vote that can bring us one step closer to making real the promise of quality, affordable（支付得起） health care for the American people. For the better part of a year now, members of the House and the Senate have...
Prepared Remarks of President Barack ObamaWeekly AddressSaturday, August 8th, 2009 On Friday, we received better news than we expected about the state of our economy. We learned that we lost 247,000 jobs in July – some 200,000 fewer jobs lost than in June, and far fewer than the nearly 700,000 a month we were losing at the beginning of the year. Of course, this is litt...
PRESIDENT OBAMA: I’m ready. PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: — you and the First Lady came to Israel, sir. PRESIDENT OBAMA: We look forward to it. Thank you. PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: Any time. PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you very much. Thank you. All right, we’ve got time for one question each. I’m going to call on Stephen Collinson, AFP. Q Thank you, Mr. Presid...
Q Mr. President, tied in with the jobs situation I think is the education system. And it seems to be in a crisis now, and people are not being educated to take these jobs that are going to be created. And I wondered what sort of plans you might have for that. THE PRESIDENT: That’s a great question. Are you in education? Q No. THE PRESIDENT: No? Q I’m a nurse. THE...