“In 1975, as a first-term Senator from Delaware, I had the privilege of voting for the first time to confirm a nominee to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Last year, I was honored when that nominee — Justice…
Category: Statement and Releases
Focus on Safety, Enforcement Effectiveness WASHINGTON, D.C. – The President has tasked Federal mine safety officials to report next week on their initial assessment of the cause of the nation’s worst coal mining disaster in more than a quarter century,…
The President hosted leaders from eleven Central and Eastern European countries for dinner tonight in Prague. Each leader congratulated the President on the historic signing of the New START agreement between the United States and Russia earlier today. In discussing…
Exige atención particular a seguridad, medidas para velar por el cumplimiento de normas WASHINGTON, D.C. – El Presidente les ha dado instrucciones a funcionarios federales dedicados a la seguridad minera para que le presenten un informe la próxima semana sobre…
Earlier today, the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden visited Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. The Bidens visited with rehabilitating servicemembers, many of whom were injured while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, at the Center for the…
On this 16th commemoration of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, we devote our thoughts to those who were lost and honor those who survived. More than 800,000 men, women, and children were killed and countless others continue to live with…
The following op-ed by Vice President Joe Biden was published in today’s Los Angeles Times: A Comprehensive Nuclear Arms Strategy The administration’s Nuclear Posture Review outlines the means to achieve greater security from worldwide nuclear dangers. Nonproliferation and counter-terrorism are…
All Cabinet agencies release open government plans and highlight flagship initiatives on transparency, participation, collaboration WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Obama hailed the release of open government plans by all Cabinet agencies – the latest milestone in his Administration’s unprecedented…
ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010, THE PRESIDENT SIGNED INTO LAW: H.J.Res. 80, which recognizes and honors the Blinded Veterans Association on its 65th anniversary of representing blinded veterans and their families; and H.R. 4621, the “Prevent Deceptive Census Look Alike…
President Obama called the University of Connecticut Huskies women’s basketball team today from the Oval Office to congratulate them on their second straight NCAA Championship and back-to-back undefeated seasons. The President commended Coach Geno Auriemma and the team on their…
