1:50 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the Rose Garden. It’s a lot safer place than — it’s always safe, but it’s particularly safe today. (Laughter.) Ladies and gentlemen, let…
Archive: May 12, 2011
Washington, D.C. 9:29 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Well, good morning. This is just an extraordinary gathering. I have to say to Reverend Cortes and all the other organizers of this prayer breakfast, I think it’s getting…
The President met with members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) today in the State Dining Room of the White House to discuss job creation and economic growth. The economy has added 2.1 million private sector jobs over 14 consecutive…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Mark D. Acton, of Kentucky, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2016. (Reappointment) Robert G. Taub, of New York, to be a Commissioner of…
On Thursday, May 12, 2011, the President signed into law: H.R. 1308, which extends the due date for the final report of the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission from April 30, 2011, to November 30, 2011; and extends the termination…
“From now on, our digital infrastructure – the networks and computers we depend on every day – will be treated as they should be: as a strategic national asset. Protecting this infrastructure will be a national security priority.”—President Obama, May…
We count on computer networks to deliver our oil and gas, our power and our water. We rely on them for public transportation and air traffic control… But just as we failed in the past to invest in our physical…
Today, President Obama announced he is seeking a two-year extension for the 10-year term of FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III which expires on September 4, 2011. President Obama said, “In his ten years at the FBI, Bob Mueller…
“National Security Advisor Tom Donilon looks forward to welcoming Dr. Mahmoud Gibril and the delegation from the Libyan Transitional National Council to the White House on Friday afternoon. This is Dr. Gibril’s first official visit to Washington as President of…
See below for an answer to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. *The President takes very seriously his responsibility to enforce the law, which is why DHS has deployed a new…
