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Archive: November 8, 2011

Georgetown University Washington, D.C. 2:25 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA:  Hey!  How are you all doing?  AUDIENCE:  Good. MRS. OBAMA:  That’s good.  Thank you so much.  I am thrilled to be here.  I hope you have had a great afternoon.  You’ll…

Yeadon Regional Head Start Center Yeadon, Pennsylvania 11:43 A.M. EST Thank you, everybody, please have a seat.  It is great to be in Yeadon, great to be in the Philly area.  I was told not to mention football at all. …

November 8, 2011     “Tonight the people of Ohio delivered a gigantic victory for the middle class with their overwhelming rejection of a Republican attempt to strip away collective bargaining rights. Fundamental fairness has prevailed. By standing with teachers…

Vice President Biden met today at the White House with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Barham Salih. They discussed a range of regional, political and security matters, including the enduring strategic relationship between the United States and Iraq. Vice President…

November 8, 2011 NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Meredith M. Broadbent, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring June 16, 2017, vice Deanna Tanner Okun, term expired. Anne Claire Richard,…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the District of Columbia and ordered Federal aid to supplement the District of Columbia recovery efforts in the area affected by an earthquake during the period of August 23-28, 2011. Federal…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Vermont and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and flooding on May 20, 2011. Federal funding is…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the President will announce important steps to improve the quality of services and accountability at Head Start centers across the country.  The Department of Health and Human Services will implement new rules that will – for…

EXECUTIVE ORDER PROMOTING EFFICIENT SPENDING By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to further promote efficient spending in the Federal Government, it is hereby…

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…