“I congratulate Iraqi political leaders on today’s passage of amendments to the Iraq elections law. Today’s vote by the members of the Council of Representatives will allow for parliamentary elections in January 2010, as mandated under the Iraqi constitution. I…
Category: Statement and Releases
EL PRESIDENTE: Buenas tardes a todos. Sólo quiero decir unas cuantas palabras sobre dos históricas medidas que se aprobaron hace pocas horas, y representan un progreso alentador para nuestro país. La primera fue la histórica votación de anoche en…
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary __________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release November 6, 2009 NOTICE —————- CONTINUATION OF EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION On November 14, 1994, by Executive Order 12938, the President…
Esta noche el Presidente llamó a Nancy Pelosi, Presidente de la Cámara, y a los líderes Demócratas de la Cámara para agradecerles por su arduo trabajo y para felicitarlos por la aprobación histórica del Proyecto de Ley del Cuidado de…
Tonight, in an historic vote, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would finally make real the promise of quality, affordable health care for the American people. The Affordable Health Care for America Act is a piece of legislation…
Today’s employment report contained both signs of hope for recovery and painful evidence of continued labor market weakness. Payroll employment declined 190,000 in October, continuing the steady trend of moderating job loss that began last spring. Furthermore, the employment loss…
Creating Jobs, Strengthening the Recovery, and Helping Workers Who Cannot Find Jobs Today, President Obama signed legislation to help create jobs by providing tax cuts for homebuyers and businesses, while providing much-needed support for workers who are still struggling to…
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release November 6, 2009 The following essay penned by Dr. Jill Biden will be featured in the November 6-8th issue of USA Weekend Magazine and is available HERE: A Veteran’s…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced that he will name Deputy White House Counsel Cassandra Q. Butts as Senior Advisor in the Office of the Chief Executive Officer at the Millennium Challenge Corporation. President Obama said, “I am honored…
The President today made additional disaster assistance available to the State of North Dakota by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for Public Assistance projects undertaken as a result of severe storms and flooding during the period…
