President Announces New Jobs Initiatives for Rural America
On August 16, at the White House Rural Economic Forum, President Obama will announce new jobs initiatives recommended by the White House Rural Council for growing the economy and creating…
President Obama Announces Major Initiative to Spur Biofuels Industry and Enhance America’s Energy Security
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2011 – President Obama today announced that the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy will invest up to $510 million during the next three years in…
Background on the President’s Breakfast with Iowa Small Business Owners
President Obama will begin the second day of his bus tour by having breakfast with five Iowa small business owners at Rausch’s Café in Guttenberg, Iowa. The breakfast is an…
Background on White House Rural Economic Forum
On Tuesday, August 16th the President and members of the White House Rural Council will host the White House Rural Economic Forum at Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta, Iowa.…
Vice President Biden Travels to China, Mongolia, and Japan
Vice President Joe Biden has departed for Beijing, China, the first stop on a nine-day trip to China, Mongolia, and Japan. In each country, the Vice President will meet with…
Conference Call With Reporters To Discuss Vice President Biden Trip to China, Mongolia, and Japan Via Telephone
MS. DUDLEY: Thank you very much. And thank you, everyone, for joining the call today. Our hope is to provide you all with a more detailed sense of the Vice…
Remarks by the President in a Town Hall Meeting in Cannon Falls, Minnesota Hannah’s Bend Park, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Cannon Falls! Hello, Minnesota! Well, what a spectacular setting. Let’s get the grill going. AUDIENCE MEMBER: Fishing! THE PRESIDENT: And do a little fishing? It is wonderful…
Remarks by the President in a Town Hall Meeting in Decorah, Iowa
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Decorah! (Applause.) Hello, Iowa! (Applause.) It is good to be back. This place is as pretty as I remembered it. (Applause.) It is spectacular. Everybody please have…
Background on the President’s Lunch with Post-9/11 Minnesota Veterans
Today, the President is having lunch with five post-9/11 Minnesota veterans at the Old Market Deli in Cannon Falls, MN. A disproportionate share of post-9/11 veterans are from rural America…
Statement by the Press Secretary H.R. 2715
On Friday, August 12, 2011, the President signed into law: H.R. 2715, which makes changes to current consumer product safety standards, including to provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with…