NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: John S. Pistole, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, vice Edmund S. Hawley, resigned.
Category: Statement and Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key administration post: Helen Reed-Rowe, Ambassador to the Republic of Palau, Department of State President Obama also announced his intent to appoint Harold Varmus…
President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myong-bak spoke this evening by telephone as part of their ongoing consultations on the full range of U.S.-ROK alliance issues. President Lee provided an update on the status of the investigation into the…
WASHINGTON – En su mensaje semanal, el Presidente Barack Obama habló sobre las maneras en que la reforma de Wall Street mejorará comunidades comunes y corrientes en todo Estados Unidos. La medida de reforma ante el Congreso les otorgará poder…
On Friday, May 14, 2010, the President signed into law: H.R. 5146, which eliminates an automatic adjustment in pay for Members of Congress during FY 2011.
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 Federal Register and transmits to the Congress…
On May 20, 1997, the President issued Executive Order 13047, certifying to the Congress under section 570(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208), that the Government of Burma had committed large-scale…
REMARKS ON THE ECONOMY AT INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT INC BUFFALO, NY The President will travel to Buffalo, NY and visit Industrial Support Inc. He will take a tour of their manufacturing facilities and deliver remarks on the economy. He will then…
WASHINGTON- On Tuesday, May 18, President Barack Obama will visit the Youngstown, Ohio, area to discuss jobs and the economy. Further details, including credentialing information will be released in the coming days.
THE WHITE HOUSE – As communities and organizations get behind the First Lady’s Let’s Move! campaign to solve the childhood obesity epidemic within a generation, one group that could have a tremendous impact on the health and well being of…
