TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE April 1, 2010 Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Consistent with the authorities contained in section 1264 of the…
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Tonight, President Obama spoke with President Hu of China for about an hour. President Obama welcomed the decision by President Hu to attend the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit which will be an important opportunity for them to address their shared…
Small Business Owners, Workers, Business and Labor Leaders, and Experts Join Administration Officials to Discuss Workplace Practices for a Changing American Workforce WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and the White House Council on Women and…
Me apenó mucho enterarme del fallecimiento de Jaime Escalante hoy. Aunque la mayoría de nosotros lo conocimos por la película sobre su trabajo como maestro de cálculo en una escuela de barrio, son sus alumnos, a quienes les cambió la…
I was saddened to hear about the passing of Jaime Escalante today. While most of us got to know him through the movie that depicted his work teaching inner-city students calculus, the students whose lives he changed remain the true…
On Wednesday, March 31, 2010, the President signed into law: H.R. 4957, the “Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010,” which extends through April 30, 2010, authorities to collect taxes that fund the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, make expenditures…
Medidas expanden producción nacional y promueven eficiencia Washington D.C. — Como parte de la estrategia integral de energía de su gobierno, el Presidente Barack Obama y el secretario del Interior Ken Salazar anunciaron hoy más detalles de los esfuerzos…
The President called President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea today to offer his support and condolences following the sinking of the South Korean Navy vessel Cheonan on March 26. The President told President Lee that the thoughts and…
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE CHAIRMEN AND RANKING MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES ON ARMED SERVICES, APPROPRIATIONS, AND THE JUDICIARY, THE CHAIRMEN AND RANKING MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEES ON HOMELAND SECURITY, FOREIGN AFFAIRS…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Delaware and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe winter storms and snowstorms during the period of February 5-11,…
