12:50 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. By the way, for those of you who are curious, we’re using this room because we’ve got about a hundred volunteers decorating the White House. So we’re spending a little more time…
Archive: November 30, 2010
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: The law authorizes me to implement an alternative pay plan for locality pay increases for civilian Federal employees covered by the General Schedule and certain other pay systems in January 2011, if…
As Commander in Chief, I have pledged to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law because it weakens our national security, diminishes our military readiness, and violates fundamental American principles of fairness and equality by preventing patriotic Americans who are…
The Vice President and Representative Issa met today to discuss Recovery Act oversight and opportunities to apply some of the lessons learned to other federal programs. They identified some areas of agreement, including the need to enforce full compliance with…
I am pleased that today, the House has joined the Senate in passing the Claims Settlement Act of 2010. This important legislation will fund the agreements reached in the Pigford II lawsuit, brought by African American farmers, and the Cobell…
With the Senate’s passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act, we are one step closer to having critically important new tools to protect our nation’s food supply and keep consumers safe. This legislation ensures more frequent inspections of food manufacturing…
The United States is disappointed with the conduct during and leading up to Egypt’s November 28 legislative elections. While we are continuing to assess reports from a variety of sources, the numerous reported irregularities at the polls, the lack of…
1:45 P.M. EST MR. GIBBS: Mr. Feller. Q Thanks, Robert. A few follow-up questions on the meeting with lawmakers. On taxes, the President outlined this accelerated negotiation process to come up with some sensible common ground, as he…
