Statements and Releases
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President Obama Announces Another Key OMB Post
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama nominated Cass R. Sunstein to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.
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Nomination of William K. Sessions III to be Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission
Today, President Obama announced that he is nominating Judge William K. Sessions III to be the Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission.
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Tuesday: President Barack Obama to Sign Landmark Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act
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Background on President Obama's Meeting with Cabinet
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The United States and the 2009 Summit of the Americas: Securing Our Citizens' Future
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New $100 Million Microfinance Growth Fund for the Western Hemisphere
The global credit crisis is having a significant and harmful impact on the availability of finance for micro and small businesses that provide a majority of the jobs in the Hemisphere. This is one of the factors jeopardizing recent hard won gains in reducing poverty. While the region has a wealth of microfinance institutions, these lenders are now confronting a serious shortage of private finance from both international and local sources. As the supply of lending is shrinking, the demand for smaller loans is expanding as job loss escalates and the newly unemployed are falling back on micro and small enterprises as their sole source of income. To address this shortfall, the Treasury Department brought together key U.S. and multilateral institutions to develop a rapid response
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Weekly Address: President Obama Discusses Efforts to Reform Spending, Government Waste; Names Chief Performance Officer and Chief Technology Officer
In his weekly address, President Barack Obama announced that Jeffrey Zients, a CEO, management consultant and entrepreneur, will join the administration as the Chief Performance Officer, and that Aneesh Chopra, Virginia’s Secretary of Technology, will serve as the Chief Technology Officer. Zients will also serve as Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget. He will work to streamline processes, cut costs, and find the best practices throughout the government.
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Statement by the Press Secretary on Conclusion of the Cyberspace Review
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President Obama Announces More Key Treasury Appointments
Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key posts at the Department of the Treasury: Herbert M. Allison, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability, who will also have the title Counselor to the Secretary and be an advisor on policy matters; and William J. Wilkins, Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the Treasury.
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Vice President Joe Biden to Deliver Spring 2009 Commencement Addresses
Vice President Joe Biden will serve as commencement speaker at Syracuse University, Wake Forest University, and the United States Air Force Academy this year.
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