WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, August 17th, the President will travel to Illinois, the third day of his three-day economic bus tour in the Midwest. The President will host town halls in Atkinson and Alpha, Illinois before returning to Washington. Air…
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The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Nebraska and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period of…
On Friday, August 12, 2011, the President signed into law: H.R. 2715, which makes changes to current consumer product safety standards, including to provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion to implement current law without overburdening…
Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy Daniel Poneman will lead an interagency delegation to Brasília, Brazil on August 17, 2011 to launch the U.S.-Brazil Strategic Energy Dialogue, a presidential-level partnership announced by President Obama and Brazilian President Rousseff on…
Next Week President to Host White House Rural Economic Forum WASHINGTON – Today, the White House Rural Council released a new report entitled Jobs and Economic Security for Rural America, which lays out the economic landscape rural Americans face today…
WASHINGTON – On Monday August 15th, the President will travel to Iowa on his three-day economic bus tour in the Midwest. The President will host a town hall event in Decorah, IA at Seed Savers Exchange. Tuesday, August 16th, he…
A National Program to Build the New, More Efficient Cars and Trucks of the Future WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama will travel to Holland, Michigan to tour the Johnson Controls Inc. advanced battery facility. While at Johnson Controls Inc.,…
President Obama spoke to Prime Minister Erdogan today about the situation in Syria, and other regional issues. The two leaders underscored the urgency of the situation, reiterated their deep concern about the Syrian Government’s use of violence against civilians and…
The following op-ed, penned by Dr. Jill Biden and Senator Bill Frist , will be published tomorrow in USA TODAY. The text can be read online here: Let’s save starving Somalis By Jill Biden and Bill Frist This week, we…
President Obama and his national security team were briefed today by U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker and Commander of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) General John Allen about the situation in Afghanistan. The newly arrived team of U.S.…
