WASHINGTON, DC – The Vice President will travel to Poland and Lithuania next week, March 17-19th, to meet with regional partners to discuss events in Ukraine and other regional issues. In Warsaw and Vilnius, the Vice President will meet with…
Category: Statement and Releases
After weathering the Great Recession and through five years of hard work and determination, America is creating jobs and rebuilding our economy. But as a result of shifts that have taken hold over more than three decades, too many Americans…
On Thursday, March 13, 2014, the President signed into law: S. 23, the “Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act,” which designates approximately 32,557 acres of Federal land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama nominated John W. deGravelles to serve on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. “I am honored to put forward John W. deGravelles for the federal bench,” President Obama…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama nominated Ronald Lee Miller to serve as United States Marshal for the District of Kansas. “Ronald Lee Miller has dedicated his career to protecting his fellow citizens,” said President Obama. “He has displayed…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Deirdre M. Daly and James Walter Frazer Green to serve as U.S. Attorneys. “These fine attorneys have extensive legal experience and a shared commitment to public service,” President Obama said. “I am thrilled…
Today, I signed the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act into law. This legislation protects a stunning, 35-mile stretch of Lake Michigan’s coastline as a wilderness area, and guarantees public access for hunting, fishing and other outdoor…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Judith M. Davenport – Member, Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Brad Huther – Chief Financial Officer, Department…
NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: Deirdre M. Daly, of Connecticut, to be United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut for the term of four years, vice David B. Fein, resigned. John W. deGravelles, of Louisiana, to be United States…
We are pleased Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have come together around an agreement to extend emergency unemployment benefits for the more than 2 million Americans who have been fighting every day to find a job. The President has…
