Bill aims to help achieve goal of reducing wasteful payments by $50 billion by 2012 WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama will sign the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA) which will help achieve the President’s new goal of reducing…
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The President reached Ms. Sherrod by telephone at about 12:35. They spoke for seven minutes. The President expressed to Ms. Sherrod his regret about the events of the last several days. He emphasized that Secretary Vilsack was sincere in…
The Vice President spoke by phone today with Prime Minister and State of Law leader Nouri al-Maliki and with former Prime Minister and Iraqiyya leader Dr. Ayad Allawi to discuss recent developments in Iraq. The Vice President reiterated his call…
The President met with Ambassador Chris Hill and General Ray Odierno in the Oval Office to discuss Iraq. The two officials provided an update on the status of Iraqi negotiations to form a new government, the security situation on the…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key administration posts: • Howard L. Gottlieb, Member, President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities • Elaine Wynn, Member, Board of Trustees of the John F.…
Today, I signed the unemployment insurance extension to restore desperately needed assistance to two and a half million Americans who lost their jobs in the recession. After a partisan minority used procedural tactics to block the authorization of this assistance…
On Thursday, July 22, 2010, the President signed into law: H.R. 4213, the “Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010,” which extends initial eligibility for emergency unemployment compensation and 100 percent Federal funding for extended unemployment insurance benefits through November 30,…
Tonight, the United States Senate finally overcame weeks of parliamentary roadblocks by a partisan minority, and voted to restore desperately needed unemployment insurance assistance to two and a half million Americans who lost their jobs in the recession. Americans who…
RONALD REAGAN BUILDING Today, the President will deliver remarks and sign the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act at the Ronald Reagan Building. The President will be joined by a wide array of nearly 400 individuals who were…
A day after the Senate moved forward to pass the unemployment insurance extension to help millions of Americans fighting to get back on their feet and find work, the partisan minority in the Senate is yet again obstructing passage of…
