CATEGORY: September 2009
President Obama Speach at AFL CIO Labor Day Picnic, 9/7/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Cincinnati! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, Ohio! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, labor! (Applause.) All-righty. It is good to be back in Cincinnati. (Applause.) It’s good to be back in Ohio. (Applause.) It’s good to be back among great friends, great leaders. And I want everybody to give a big round of applause to Charlie Dilbert for that great... [Read more]
Remarks by the President at Iftar Dinner, 9/1/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Please, everybody have a seat. Thank you. Well, it is my great pleasure to host all of you here at the White House to mark this special occasion — Ramadan Kareem. I want to say that I’m deeply honored to welcome so many members of the diplomatic corps, as well as several members of my administration and distinguished members of Congress, including the first two Muslims... [Read more]
Remarks by the President on 2009-H1N1 National Preparedness and Response, 9/1/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Before I say a few words about the meeting we just had I’d like to mention some good news that came out today about our economy. For the first time in 18 months, our manufacturing sector has expanded, and the statistics used to measure manufacturing output is the highest it’s been in over two years. This means greater production of transportation... [Read more]
Remarks by the President to GM Lordstown Assembly Plant Employees in Ohio, 9/15/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, Lordstown. (Applause.) Thank you, guys. It is good to be back in Ohio. (Applause.) And it’s good to be at one of GM’s flagship plants with all of you. (Applause.) I’ve got a list of some wonderful people that I want to make sure that I acknowledge real quick. First of all, a former colleague of mine, somebody who is now collaborating with me to... [Read more]
