WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: Janet L. Yellen, Governor and Vice-Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Peter…
Archive: April 29, 2010
On the morning of Tuesday, May 4, 2010, President Barack Obama will address the annual meeting of the Business Council in Washington, DC. The President will discuss his efforts to spur job creation and rebuild our economy for years to…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Mississippi and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of April 23-24,…
PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY JANET NAPOLITANO, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR DAVID HAYES, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR LISA JACKSON, ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE…
A PROCLAMATION In 1883, the Jewish American poet Emma Lazarus composed a sonnet, entitled “The New Colossus,” to help raise funds for erecting the Statue of Liberty. Twenty years later, a plaque was affixed to the completed statue, inscribed with…
