11:28 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Thank you, thank you. Everybody please have a seat. Welcome to the White House. I am pleased that you could all join us today as I sign this bill — the…
Archive: July 22, 2010
On Thursday, July 22, 2010, the President signed into law: H.R. 4213, the “Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010,” which extends initial eligibility for emergency unemployment compensation and 100 percent Federal funding for extended unemployment insurance benefits through November 30,…
Today, I signed the unemployment insurance extension to restore desperately needed assistance to two and a half million Americans who lost their jobs in the recession. After a partisan minority used procedural tactics to block the authorization of this assistance…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key administration posts: • Howard L. Gottlieb, Member, President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities • Elaine Wynn, Member, Board of Trustees of the John F.…
The President met with Ambassador Chris Hill and General Ray Odierno in the Oval Office to discuss Iraq. The two officials provided an update on the status of Iraqi negotiations to form a new government, the security situation on the…
The Vice President spoke by phone today with Prime Minister and State of Law leader Nouri al-Maliki and with former Prime Minister and Iraqiyya leader Dr. Ayad Allawi to discuss recent developments in Iraq. The Vice President reiterated his call…
The President reached Ms. Sherrod by telephone at about 12:35. They spoke for seven minutes. The President expressed to Ms. Sherrod his regret about the events of the last several days. He emphasized that Secretary Vilsack was sincere in…
Bill aims to help achieve goal of reducing wasteful payments by $50 billion by 2012 WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama will sign the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA) which will help achieve the President’s new goal of reducing…
Vice President Biden called Serbian President Tadic today as part of the Administration’s ongoing efforts to promote peace, stability, and prosperity in Southeast Europe. The two leaders discussed the upcoming issuance of the advisory opinion of the International Court of…
See below for an answer to a question(marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. * The largest components of the legislation that the President signed on November 6, 2009, the “Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance…
