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Archive: July 2, 2010

1:09 P.M. EDT      THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Bishop, Reverend Clergy, Mona and Marjorie, the entire Byrd family — if you didn’t already know it, it’s pretty clear the incredible esteem your father was held in.  I know you’ve known that…

9:38 A.M. EDT      EL PRESIDENTE: Buenos días a todos. Antes de partir, me gustaría decir unas cuantas palabras sobre el estado de nuestra economía.      Esta mañana, recibí el informe sobre el empleo correspondiente a junio. Reflejó…

9:38 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  Before I depart, I’d like to say a quick word about the state of our economy. This morning, we received the June employment report.  It reflected the planned phase out of 225,000…

Today we celebrate the 234th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the beginning of a great experiment, American democracy.  In every corner of our country, we recall the valor and vision of patriots from Thirteen Colonies…

Today, President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order that directs fundamental changes to the way highly hazardous pathogens and toxins in the United States are secured against misuse.  Research on such so-called Biological Select Agents and Toxins (BSAT) is critical…

El viernes, el Presidente Obama anunció una inversión en sesenta y seis nuevos proyectos de banda ancha en todo el país con la Ley para la Recuperación (Recovery Act) que, según los beneficiados, no sólo generarán aproximadamente 5,000 empleos inicialmente,…

On Friday, July 2, 2010, the President signed into law: H.R. 5569, the “National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010,” which retroactively reauthorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into new contracts for flood insurance under the…

Hoy, la Cámara de Representantes procedió con la extensión de los beneficios para los estadounidenses que están buscando empleo y el Presidente exhorta a los líderes republicanos en el Senado que den fin a su obstrucción de esta ayuda crucial.…

Tomorrow, President Obama will announce investment in sixty-six new Recovery Act broadband projects nationwide that, according to the grantees, will not only directly create approximately 5,000 jobs up front, but will also help spur economic development in some of the…

1:05 P.M. EDT MR. VIETOR:  Hey, guys, thanks for getting on.  I know the President is going to speak fairly soon, so we will keep this brief.  And we’ll also get you a transcript. We’re here today to talk about…