The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Kansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and floodingduring the period of May…
Category: Statement and Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Michael E. Horowitz – Inspector General, Department of Justice Anneila I. Sargent -Member, National Science Board, National Science Foundation The President also…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Michael E. Horowitz, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of Justice, vice Glenn A. Fine, resigned. Anneila I. Sargent, of California, to be a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for…
The bill passed today in the House with exclusively Republican votes would have us face another debt ceiling crisis in just a few months by demanding the Constitution be amended or America defaults. This bill has been declared dead on…
It is with great sorrow and sense of loss that I learned of the passing of the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, the Most Reverend Archbishop Pietro Sambi. I greatly appreciated Archbishop Sambi’s friendship and counsel; he brought a…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Ronnie Abrams, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Lewis A. Kaplan, retired. Rudolph Contreras, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the…
The Vice President today called Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani to offer condolences on the loss of President Barzani’s mother, Hamayil Khan, who passed away Wednesday. The Vice President told President Barzani that he wished he could have paid…
Michelle and I were saddened to learn of the passing of Richard Estrada Chavez yesterday. Richard spent his life in the service of others alongside his brother Cesar and his wife, Dolores Huerta, co-founders of the United Farm Workers. It…
Leaders in Cutting Waste, Fraud and Abuse Named to New Board WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Obama Administration is announcing the launch of the Government Accountability and Transparency Board. The Board, first announced by the President and Vice President in June…
NOTICE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO ACTIONS OF CERTAIN PERSONS TO UNDERMINE THE SOVEREIGNTY OF LEBANON OR ITS DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES AND INSTITUTIONS On August 1, 2007, by Executive Order 13441, the President declared a national emergency and…
