3:50 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. It is wonderful to see all of you — some of you back for the second time. Some of you work for me, so you’re…
Archive: May 24, 2010
The Vice President spoke with Lebanese Prime Minister Sa’ad Hariri today to reiterate the strong U.S. commitment to strengthening Lebanon’s sovereignty and independence. The Vice President pledged continued U.S. assistance to build the institutions of the Lebanese state, including the…
Today, I signed into law the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009. The legislation crystallizes the commitment of the United States to help bring an end to the brutality and destruction that have been a…
Attached please find a letter from Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag in response to a letter from Senators Levin, Lieberman and Congressman Patrick Murphy regarding “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
On Thursday, May 27, President Obama will welcome President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia to the White House. The United States greatly values its historic bonds with Liberia. Liberia is an important democratic partner of the United States that has…
H.R. 1121, the “Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009,” which authorizes the Department of the Interior to exchange with the Town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, approximately 20 acres of Federal land located…
First family to spend weekend in Chicago WASHINGTON—On Thursday, May 27, President Barack Obama and his family will travel to Chicago, where they will spend the weekend. On Monday, the President will participate in a Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham…
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Today, I am pleased to submit to the Congress the enclosed legislative proposal, the “Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act of 2010,” along with a section-by-section analysis of the legislation. This proposal will be another…
The President met today with Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon. The President commended the Prime Minister for his leadership and for carrying on his father’s legacy, and congratulated him on Lebanon’s term as President of the U.N. Security Council,…
James Michael Cole, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General, vice David W. Ogden, resigned.
