The President proposed the Buffett Rule to ensure a very basic principle of fairness: millionaires shouldn’t pay less in taxes as a share of their income than middle class families pay. The President believes our system must ask the wealthiest…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Patrick J. Wilkerson to serve as United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. “Patrick J. Wilkerson has dedicated his career to protecting his fellow citizens,” said President Obama.  “He has displayed…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Patrick A. Miles, Jr. and Danny C. Williams, Sr. to serve as U.S. Attorneys for the Western District of Michigan and the Northern District of Oklahoma, respectively. “These two men have proven themselves…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, of California, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years. (New Position) Patricia K. Falcone, of California, to be an Associate Director of the…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: • Yvonne B. Burke – Director, AMTRAK Board of Directors • Patricia K. Falcone – Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs,…

House Republicans today banded together to shower millionaires and billionaires with a massive tax cut paid for by ending Medicare as we know it and making extremely deep cuts to critical programs needed to create jobs and strengthen the middle…

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012, Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Norfolk, VA to discuss college affordability. Additional details are forthcoming.   In the afternoon of April 3rd, Vice President Biden will answer questions about college…

While it is critical that we not put American jobs and safety at risk and hurt our economic recovery by allowing funding to run out, it is not enough for us to continue to patch together our nation’s infrastructure future…