The United States applauds the United Nations Human Rights Council’s establishment today of the first-ever UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of assembly and association. The United States co-sponsored the resolution creating this mechanism with a broad cross-regional group of 62…
Archive: September 30, 2010
I join all those observing National Voter Registration Month and renew the call for all qualified citizens to register to vote if they haven’t done so already. Many states have early deadlines and registration requirements for those wishing to participate…
On Thursday, September 30, 2010, the President signed into law: H.R. 1445, the “Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010,” which directs the United States Postal Service to issue and sell, at a premium, a Multinational Species Conservation…
I was pleased to see that Senator Menendez introduced a bill in the Senate to fix our nation’s broken immigration system. I look forward to reviewing it in detail, and I’m pleased that the bill includes important building blocks laid…
On Thursday, September 30, 2010, the President signed into law: H.R. 3081, which provides Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 appropriations for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government through Friday, December 3, 2010.
The President called Prime Minister David Cameron today to convey the good news that the U.S. Senate provided its Advice and Consent to the U.S.-U.K. Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty last night. The ratification of the Treaty was a high priority…
1:05 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: Good afternoon. Any questions today? (Laughter.) Cool. (Laughter.) Mr. Feller, take us away. Q Thank you, sir. Can you talk about what kind of loss it will be for the White House when Rahm leaves…
Throughout history, the arts and humanities have helped men and women around the globe grapple with the most challenging questions and come to know the most basic truths. In our increasingly interconnected world, the arts play an important role in…
