WITH STATE OF THE UNION Q&A 1:45 P.M. EST MR. GROVE: Hello, everyone. We’re here at the White House today for a very unique event — an exclusive interview with President Obama in which the questions come from American people…
Archive: February 1, 2010
10:40 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. This morning, I sent a budget to Congress for the coming year. It’s a budget that reflects the serious challenges facing the country. We’re at war. Our economy has lost 7 million…
Esta tarde, el Presidente Obama llamó al Presidente electo de Chile Sebastián Piñera para felicitarlo por su reciente e histórica victoria electoral. El Presidente destacó la estrecha relación de la cual gozan Estados Unidos y Chile en base a intereses…
On Monday, February 1, 2010, the President signed into law: H.R. 1377, which requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay for emergency medical treatment furnished to certain veterans in non-departmental facilities, S. 692, which provides that claims of the…
The President and King Abdullah spoke this morning about efforts to get Israeli-Palestinian negotiations underway and Special Envoy Mitchell’s latest trip to the region. They also discussed several areas of mutual interest. The President expressed his appreciation for Jordan’s staunch…
Earlier this afternoon, President Obama called to congratulate Chilean President-elect Sebastian Piñera on his recent historic electoral victory. The President underscored the close partnership enjoyed by the United States and Chile based on shared interests and values and vowed to…
Today, Vice President Biden met with Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi at the White House. President Obama joined the discussion. The leaders discussed political and economic developments within Iraq, the importance of transparent elections with broad participation, and Iraqi refugees.…
Jeffrey A. Lane, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs), vice Lisa E. Epifani, resigned. Paul Steven Miller, of Washington, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring…
1:03 P.M. EST MR. GIBBS: Good afternoon. Before we get started with your questions, let me make a brief announcement. The President and the First Lady will be traveling to Indonesia and Australia in the second half of March. This…
11:32 A.M. EST DIRECTOR ORSZAG: Good morning. Thank you for joining us. I’m Peter Orszag, Director of the Office of Management and Budget. I’ll give a brief overview and then I will turn it over to my colleague, Christy Romer,…
