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Category: Statement and Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury Mary John Miller, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, Department of the…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Texas and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by wildfires during the period of April 6 to May 3, 2011.…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Deborah A. P. Hersman, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term of two years.(Reappointment) Thomas Charles Krajeski, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class…

Today, the White House announced through its official Twitter account, @whitehouse, that it will host its first ever Twitter town hall on Wednesday, July 6 at 2PM ET in the East Room of the White House. Twitter co-founder and Executive…

Private sector partners, local governments commit more than $500 million and 300 million square feet to improving energy efficiency WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced today at the Clinton Global Initiative America meeting in Chicago the 14…

“As a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when our people have been killed.  We will be relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies.  We will be true to…

WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Gregory Davis to serve as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi. “I am pleased to nominate Gregory Davis to serve the people of Mississippi as a United States Attorney,” said President…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE Gregory K. Davis, of Mississippi, to be United States Attorney  for the Southern District of Mississippi for the term of four years,  vice Dunn Lampton, resigned. David Nuffer, of Utah, to be United States District…

WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Thomas Owen Rice and Judge David Ogden Nuffer to United States District Court judgeships.   “I am honored to nominate these distinguished individuals to serve on the United States District Court bench,” said President Obama. …

“A fierce advocate for children, families and the people of the North Bay, Lynn Woolsey has never forgotten the people who sent her to Congress for nearly two decades.  She is a leader on progressive causes and a fighter for…