By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States that: (a) A…
Archive: July 1, 2010
1:46 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: Good afternoon. We are lucky to be joined today by our National Incident Commander — and I’m sure you all read the press release yesterday, newly retired Admiral Thad Allen, joining us today sans his…
REMARKS ON COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM The President will deliver remarks on the need to fix our broken immigration system through comprehensive immigration reform at the American University School of International Service. The audience of approximately 250 people will be composed…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Alexander A. Arvizu, Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, Department of State Nisha Desai Biswal, Assistant Administrator for Asia, United States Agency…
President Obama and Vice-President Biden received a briefing today from Secretary Napolitano, Secretary Chu, Secretary Salazar, Administrator Jackson, Administrator Lubchenco, Carol Browner and other senior administration officials on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Secretary Napolitano and National Incident Commander…
Today the House of Representatives moved to extend benefits for Americans looking for work, and the President urges the Republican leadership in the Senate to end their obstruction of this critical aid. The attempts by the majority of Republicans in…
Today, I have signed into law H.R. 2194, the “Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010”. This Act builds upon the recently passed United Nations Security Council Resolution and its strong foundation for new multilateral sanctions. It is…
11:12 A.M. EDT EL PRESIDENTE: Muchas gracias a todos. Gracias. Gracias. (Aplausos.) Tomen asiento todos, por favor. Muchas gracias. Permítanme agradecerle al Rev. Hybels que vive cerca de mi ciudad, Chicago, quien se dio tiempo durante sus vacaciones para venir…
11:12 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Everyone please have a seat. Thank you very much. Let me thank Pastor Hybels from near my hometown in Chicago, who took time off his vacation…
5:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. What’s going on, guys? Thank you, thank you, everybody. Everybody have a seat. Well, hello. Welcome to the White House. Congratulations to Sky Blue on winning your first Women’s Professional Soccer Championship. Congratulations. …
