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Archive: July 30, 2015

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of South Dakota and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the…

On Thursday, July 30, 2015, the President signed into law: S. 971, the “Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015,” which extends the period of time that a project may operate under an existing Medicare demonstration…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Susan Paradise Baxter, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Sean J. McLaughlin, resigned. Inga S. Bernstein, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Darryl L. DePriest, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration, vice Winslow Lorenzo Sargeant, resigned. Eric Drake Eberhard, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the…

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, President Obama nominated Judge Susan Paradise Baxter, Inga S. Bernstein, Judge Gary Richard Brown, Judge Robert John Colville, Judge Marilyn Jean Horan, Judge Dax Eric López, and Judge John Milton Younge to serve on the United…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Elizabeth J. Drake, Jennifer Choe Groves, and Justice Gary Stephen Katzmann to serve on the United States Court of International Trade. “I am proud to nominate these outstanding candidates to serve on the…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post:          Eric D. Eberhard – Member, Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation  …

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Robert Porter Jackson – Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana, Department of State Michael Michaud – Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment…

Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order releasing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020, detailing principles and priorities to guide our collective national work to address HIV in the United States over the next five years. In 2010, the…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  1:21 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Nice to see you all.  If you’ll indulge me, I’ve got a statement at the top before we go to your questions. You’ve often heard me…