President Trump States Policy, Comments, and Presidential Edicts: September 16, 2017 | Eastern North Carolina Now

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President Donald J. Trump Signs H.R. 624 and H.R. 1616 into Law

    On Friday, September 15, 2017, the President signed into law:

    H.R. 624, the "Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017," which restricts the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on Federal documents sent by mail; and

    H.R. 1616, the "Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act," which provides for the award of a Congressional gold medal to Bob Dole, in recognition for his service to the nation as a soldier, legislator, and statesman.

Readout of President Donald J. Trump's Call with Prime Minister May of the United Kingdom

    President Donald J. Trump spoke with Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom to convey his sympathies and prayers for those injured in the terrorist attack today in London. The President pledged to continue close collaboration with the United Kingdom to stop attacks worldwide targeting innocent civilians and to combat extremism.

Readout of President Donald J. Trump's Call with President Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico

    President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico to extend his condolences for the lives lost and homes destroyed due to the earthquake and Hurricane Katia. President Trump expressed solidarity with the government and people of Mexico as both our countries respond to the recent spate of natural disasters. President Trump and President Peña Nieto both emphasized the continued need to work together on issues of mutual interest, including responding to natural disasters.

President Donald J. Trump Signs S.J.Res. 49 into Law

    On Thursday, September 14, 2017, the President signed into law:

    S.J.Res. 49, which condemns the violence and domestic terrorist attack that took place during events between August 11 and August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia, recognizing the first responders who lost their lives while monitoring the events, offering deepest condolences to the families and friends of those individuals who were killed and deepest sympathies and support to those individuals who were injured by the violence, expressing support for the Charlottesville community, rejecting White nationalists, White supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups, and urging the President and the President's Cabinet to use all available resources to address the threats posed by those groups.

     Contact: White House  •  whitehouse.gov/the-press-office