Dear Madam Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed amendments to Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 proposals in my FY 2011 Budget. Included is an amendment for the Department of Homeland Security, Disaster Relief, for the continued response and…

Dear Madam Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Budget amendments for the Departments of Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, the Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the National Aeronautics and…

National Security Advisor General Jim Jones completed a 5-day trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan to view first-hand the current status of efforts to implement the President’s strategy in the region.  While in Afghanistan, General Jones met with Senior Afghan, U.S.,…

On Friday, February 12, 2010, the President signed into law: H.J. Res. 45, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, which increases the public debt limit from $12.394 trillion to $14.294 trillion; and establishes a statutory Pay-As-You-Go procedure requiring that new…

President Obama spoke with Prime Minister Hariri on the morning of February 12, 2010.  The President expressed his strong support, and that of the American people, for the Prime Minister and the Lebanese people as they mark the upcoming anniversary…

As the people of Haiti observe a national day of mourning to remember those lost in the catastrophic earthquake one month ago, the United States continues to stand with our Haitian friends as they recover and rebuild.  Our thoughts and…

Grant Awards to Help Make Health IT Available to Over 100,000 Health Providers by 2014, Support Tens of Thousands of Jobs Nationwide WASHINGTON, DC – Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis today announced a…