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Article: Remarks on signing proclamations to establish the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument.(Week Ending Friday, January 9, 2009)(Speech)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
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- January 12, 2009
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January 6, 2009
Thank you all. Please be seated. Thank you for coming, and happy New Year. Laura and I thank all of our distinguished guests, starting with members of my Cabinet: Secretary Kempthorne, Secretary Gutierrez, Administrator Johnson. Admiral, thank you for coming today; we're proud you're here. Mr. Secretary, thank you for being here; other members of the administration who have joined us. Members of the conservation community, we're glad you're here.
Governor, I am proud you're here. Thank you for coming. And Josie is with you. Representatives from American Samoa--by the way, Northern Mariana Islands Governor, just in case you don't know him. ...