President Obama spoke today with President Kiir to urge him to build on the recent achievements of the nationality and citizenship agreements initialed by South Sudan and Sudan, and to express hope that the two countries’ heads of state will…
Category: Statement and Releases
We, the Leaders of North America, met today in Washington, DC to advance the economic well-being, safety, and security of the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Rooted in deep economic, historical, cultural, environmental, and societal ties, North American cooperation enhances…
On Monday, April 2, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 473, the “Help to Access Land for the Education of Scouts” or “HALE Scouts Act,” which directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey at fair market value to the…
Today the President made the determination required under Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 regarding the supply of petroleum and petroleum products from countries other than Iran. The analysis contained in the…
Via Conference Call 2:25 P.M. EDT MR. VIETOR: Hey, everybody, thanks for getting on. We are doing a call, as the advisory said, to talk about the section of the NDAA that has to do with Iran sanctions. You should…
On Friday, March 30, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 4281, the “Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012,” which provides funding for programs funded from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the period April 1, 2012, through June 30,…
While it is critical that we not put American jobs and safety at risk and hurt our economic recovery by allowing funding to run out, it is not enough for us to continue to patch together our nation’s infrastructure future…
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012, Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Norfolk, VA to discuss college affordability. Additional details are forthcoming. In the afternoon of April 3rd, Vice President Biden will answer questions about college…
House Republicans today banded together to shower millionaires and billionaires with a massive tax cut paid for by ending Medicare as we know it and making extremely deep cuts to critical programs needed to create jobs and strengthen the middle…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: • Yvonne B. Burke – Director, AMTRAK Board of Directors • Patricia K. Falcone – Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs,…
