EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER 12425 DESIGNATING INTERPOL AS A PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION ENTITLED TO ENJOY CERTAIN PRIVILEGES, EXEMPTIONS, AND IMMUNITIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and…
Archive: December 16, 2009
2:27 P.M. EST MR. GIBBS: Mr. Feller, take us away. Q Thank you, Robert. Two topics, please. The climate talks in Copenhagen appear to be deadlocked, or at least in some trouble. Is that how the White House sees it? …
On December 15, 2009, the President signed into law: H.R. 4218, the No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 2009, which prohibits retroactive payments of Social Security benefits to eligible individuals who are in prison, fleeing from prosecution, or…
Today, the Vice President was briefed on the state of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile by the Directors of the three national security laboratories. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman, National Nuclear Security Administrator Tom D’Agostino,…
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE December 16, 2009 Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am providing this supplemental consolidated report, prepared…
On Wednesday, December 16, 2009, the President signed into law: H.R. 4217, which extends through March 31, 2010, authorities to collect taxes that fund the Airport and Airway Trust Fund; make expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund; and…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Marie Collins Johns, Deputy Administrator, Small Business Administration Gwendolyn E. Boyd, Member, Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: Peggy Goldwater Clay, Member, Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater…
Tomorrow, Vice President Biden will kick off over $2 billion in Recovery Act grants and loans that will be made on a rolling basis over the next 75 days to bring broadband to communities that currently have little or no…
Earlier today, President Obama spoke with President Lula of Brazil and Prime Minister Tillman Thomas of Grenada as a part of his effort to advance a positive outcome at Copenhagen. President Obama stressed to President Lula the importance of our…
