WASHINGTON, DC – Hoy, en una reunión del Grupo de Trabajo para la Clase Media sobre el sector de manufactura, el Vicepresidente Biden anunció el apoyo del gobierno de hasta $5,000 millones en fondos adicionales para un programa bajo la…
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All over our country this holiday season, Americans who lost their jobs in the Great Recession are looking for work. Today the House answered with some productive ideas to respond to this great need, offering new initiatives including repairing our…
On December 15, 2009, the President signed into law: H.R. 4218, the No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 2009, which prohibits retroactive payments of Social Security benefits to eligible individuals who are in prison, fleeing from prosecution, or…
Today, the Vice President was briefed on the state of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile by the Directors of the three national security laboratories. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman, National Nuclear Security Administrator Tom D’Agostino,…
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE December 16, 2009 Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am providing this supplemental consolidated report, prepared…
On Wednesday, December 16, 2009, the President signed into law: H.R. 4217, which extends through March 31, 2010, authorities to collect taxes that fund the Airport and Airway Trust Fund; make expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund; and…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Marie Collins Johns, Deputy Administrator, Small Business Administration Gwendolyn E. Boyd, Member, Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence…
As President Obama continues to lay the foundation for an international political agreement on climate change in Copenhagen, he is reaching out personally to his counterparts around the world. Yesterday, the President spoke with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh…
Fact Sheet on The Vice President Biden’s Memo to The President on Progress Building a Clean Energy Economy BACKGROUND ON THE PRESIDENT’S MEETING ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY & JOB CREATION 10:45 AM As a follow up to his speech last week,…
Grupo de trabajo también examinará asuntos que afectan el desarrollo económico de Puerto Rico El Grupo de Trabajo del Presidente sobre el Estatus de Puerto Rico realizó su primera reunión hoy, continuando la importante labor de examinar el asunto del…
