Ian Solomon, United States Executive Director, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Richard Sorian, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services Source&Bios
Vice President Joe Biden held a Middle Class Task Force meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House for a discussion of the latest unemployment figures. Among the attendees were: Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors Christy Romer, Director of the White House National economic Council Larry Summers, White House Director of Management and Budget Peter Orzag, Domestic Policy Advisor to Vice-President Biden Terrell McSweeny and Chief Economist and Economic Policy Advisor to the Vice-President Jared Bernstein. Source Transcript Biden Remarks
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced receipt of 10,266 entries in The President's Save Award Contest, where federal employees come up with the best idea to save taxpayer dollars and make the government perform more effectively and efficiently. Ideas can be submitted by visiting www.SaveAward.gov. The winner will meet with President Obama and have his or her idea incorporated into the FY 2011 Budget.
The Office of National Aids Policy (ONAP) website began accepting, until November 13, 2009, public input.
Day254/Oct3rd/Saturday: In his weekly address, the President spoke about ongoing efforts to spur job creation, and explained why health insurance reform is imperative for the economy in both the short and long terms. Transcript Video
The President and First Lady celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary at the Washington D.C. Park Hyatt Hotel's Blue Duck Tavern. The Obamas were married in Chicago on Oct. 3, 1992. Source
Day255/Oct4th/Sunday: The President spoke by telephone with newly elected Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou Jr. to congratulate him on his party's success in the parliamentary elections in Greece and wish all Greeks well who participated in the democratic process. Source
Dalia Mogahed, a high-profile member of President Barack Obama's Faith Advisory Council and advisor on Muslim affairs, took part in a Hizb ut-Tahrir run televised discussion program on the UK-based Islam Channel in which Miss Mogahed declared Sharia Law is misunderstood and that "promiscuity" and the "breakdown of traditional values" were what Muslims admired least about the West. Mogahed appeared alongside Hizb ut Tahrir's national women's officer, Nazreen Nawaz. Interview transcript can be found here. Source
Day256/Oct5th/Monday: The President, joined by doctors from across the country to an event in the Rose Garden, delivered remarks on the need for health insurance reform this year. Among the President's remarks he said: "The reason these doctors are here is because they have seen firsthand what's broken about our health care system. They've seen what happens when their patients can't get the care they need because some insurance company has decided to drop their coverage or water it down. They've seen what happens when a patient is forced to pay out of pocket thousands of dollars she doesn't have for treatments that she desperately needs. They've seen what happens when patients don't come in for regular check-ups or screenings because either their insurance company doesn't cover it or they can't afford insurance in the first place. And they've seen far too much of time that they want to devote to taking care of patients spent filling out forms and haggling with insurance companies about payments." Transcript Video
Dr. Paul Hochfeld of the advocacy group Mad As Hell Doctors managed to get himself let into the event, though he had not been invited. On the October 5, 2009 edition of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Dr. Hochfeld described his experience. Transcript Video
The President met with United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in the Oval Office of the White House.
The President telephoned Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to commend him for his courageous leadership and to encourage continued progress on normalization of relations with Turkey. Source
The President signed an Executive Order on Federal Sustainability. The Executive Order challenges agencies to lead by example in energy and environmental performance and gives them 90 days to set a 2020 greenhouse reduction goal. It also sets targets for efficient, sustainable buildings, petroleum use reduction in fleets, water efficiency, waste reduction, purchasing green technologies and product, and supporting sustainable communities. Source
The President sent these nominations to the United States Senate:
Susan B. Carbon, of New Hampshire, to be Director of the Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice
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