On January 19th, 2012, President Obama signed an Executive Order and announced new administrative initiatives to significantly increase travel and tourism in and to the United States. The U.S. travel and tourism industry is a substantial component of U.S. GDP,
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Obama Administration Continues Efforts to Increase Travel and Tourism in the United States
Reducing Red Tape: Regulatory Reform Goes International
Posted by Cass Sunstein Over the past year, the Federal Government has been working to implement President Obama’s directions for a 21st-century regulatory system, which he described in Executive Order 13563, “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review.” Executive Order 13563 requires
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NASA and America Need Young Engineers to Take the Nation to New Heights
By Administrator Charles Bolden Today, I am in Atlanta on the campus of Georgia Tech for a “Day of Engineering” Facebook pep rally to kick off the President’s new STAY WITH IT campaign devoted to recruiting, retaining and graduating 10,000
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The JOBS Act – A Cynical and Dangerous Return to the Politics of Financial Deregulation
AFL-CIO Executive Council Statement March 14, 2012 America needs jobs. Yet Congress cannot enact such basic legislation as the reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Bill that would create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Instead, this week Congress once again is
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Secretary Geithner Visits BNSF Railway in Texas, Discuss Economy with Local Business Leaders
On Thursday, March 8, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner toured BNSF’s Alliance Intermodal Facility in North Fort Worth to highlight the importance of domestic infrastructure development to the competitiveness of American businesses. While in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the Secretary met
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Darlene Miller Meets with Association to Discuss Issues Related to Skilled Manufacturing and Workforce Development
On March 6, Jobs Council Member Darlene Miller joined approximately 35 members of Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA), an international trade association representing the interests of the precision machined products industry, at the White House to meet with several Administration
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Visa Interview Wait Times Drop Dramatically in Brazil
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Visa Interview Wait Times Drop Dramatically in Brazil Recognizing the importance of tourism to the U.S. economy, the Department of State continues to refine the visa process in major markets to help attract more visitors to
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Administration Releases President’s Framework for Business Tax Reform to Enhance America’s Competitiveness
ADMINISTRATION RELEASES PRESIDENT’S FRAMEWORK FOR BUSINESS TAX REFORM TO ENHANCE AMERICA’S COMPETITIVENESS Framework Would Simplify the Tax Code, Eliminate Dozens of Tax Loopholes and Subsidies, and Incentivize Job Creation, Investment at Home WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury
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BusinessUSA Opens for Business
BusinessUSA provides a platform to access services U.S. citizens may need to grow a firm and succeed: technical assistance to start a business, access to financing, assistance in exporting and more. BusinessUSA combines information and services from 10 different government
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President Obama Takes Actions to Promote American Manufacturing and Increase U.S. Exports at Boeing
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary February 17, 2012 President Obama Takes Actions to Promote American Manufacturing and Increase U.S. Exports at Boeing Today, the President will visit the Boeing assembly facility in Everett, Washington, to announce new
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