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Archive: July 19, 2010

East Room 7:15 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, everybody.  Everybody, please have a seat.  Let’s put on a show.  (Laughter.)  Welcome to the White House.  I am just thrilled, and I know Michelle is thrilled, to host the sixth…

  WASHINGTON – Hoy, el Presidente Obama hizo un llamado al Congreso para que extienda el crucial seguro por desempleo para millones de estadounidenses que buscan trabajo. El martes, el Senado de Estados Unidos votará para extender el seguro por…

1:43 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  All right, everybody, have a seat now, have a seat.  Well, it is just wonderful to welcome all of you here to the White House.  And congratulations to the Phoenix Mercury on winning your second…

East Room 2:20 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Oh my goodness, I’m out of breath just watching you all.  Oh my goodness, that’s great.  I’m tired just looking at you all.  Well done!  Yay!  (Applause.) Well, this is just very exciting. …

Rose Garden 10:55 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  Right now, across this country, many Americans are sitting at the kitchen table, they’re scanning the classifieds, they’re updating their resumes or sending out another job application, hoping that this…

I welcome this important step forward for human rights, as the  International Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Commission (ILGHRC) will take its rightful seat at the table of the United Nations. The UN was founded on the premise that only…

NOTICE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE FORMER LIBERIAN REGIME OF CHARLES TAYLOR On July 22, 2004, by Executive Order 13348, the President declared a national emergency and ordered related measures, including the blocking of the property…

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the…

WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama called on Congress to extend critical unemployment insurance to millions of Americans looking for a job.  The U.S. Senate on Tuesday will vote on extending unemployment benefits for Americans still struggling to find work and…

  10:11 A.M. EDT    EL PRESIDENTE: Buenos días a todos. Quería informarles a todos rápidamente sobre la situación en el golfo. Como todos sabemos, se instaló una nueva cubierta sobre el pozo petrolero de BP esta semana. Esta cubierta…