Weekly Address: Helping American Businesses Succeed

Your Daily Snapshot for
Saturday, January 14, 2012

President Obama discusses steps he's taking to ensure that more goods and products stamped "Made in America" are sold in the United States and around the world.

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Weekly Wrap-Up

BusinessUSA: Friday morning, the President announced a new plan that will make it easier to do business in America. Currently a complex web of different federal departments provide access to resources and services for business. President Obama wants to cut through the bureaucratic mess and consolidate unnecessary departments. That's why he's asking Congress for the authority to merge six entities into a single department tasked with boosting American business and promoting competitiveness.

Creating Jobs: The President hosted an event with top business leaders to discuss what the administration can do to help bring jobs back to the United States. The “Insourcing American Jobs” forum is a part of the President Obama's larger plan to jumpstart the American economy and restore the economic security of the middle class.

Chief of Staff: The President announced that Chief of Staff Bill Daley will resign and return to Chicago. Replacing Daley will be Jack Lew – the current director of the Office of Management and Budget. The President praised Daley’s service, saying that no one had been forced to make more important decisions more quickly.

NBA Champs: On Monday, the President the Dallas Mavericks on their 2011 NBA championship. Headed into the NBA Finals, a lot of folks tried to write the Mavericks off, but Dallas won the series in six games, the President said, because they knew how to play smart: “[These] players got it done because they know how good teams win -- not just by jumping higher or running faster, but by finding the open man, working together, staying mentally tough, being supportive of each other, playing smarter.” While at the White House, the players also met with some wounded warriors – something they also take the time to do back in Dallas.

West Wing Week: This week, the President visited the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, welcomed this year's NBA Champs—the Dallas Mavericks—addressed the EPA, announced a new Chief of Staff, and introduced the White House's Insourcing Initiative. Check out the video.

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