Today, the Senate passed a short-term funding bill that avoids a government shutdown and gives Congress the time to find common ground on a measure to take us through the end of the fiscal year. Continuing to fund our government…
Category: Statement and Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Gineen M. Bresso, Commissioner, Election Assistance Commission President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual a to key…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Richard Howorth, Member, Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Department of Justice…
The Vice President chaired a monthly Cabinet-level meeting today to discuss the current political, economic, and security situation in Iraq. Attendees included Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Director of the Office of Management and Budget…
WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Mary Geiger Lewis and Judge Jane Margaret Triche-Milazzo to United States District Court judgeships. “These women have had distinguished legal careers and I am honored to ask them to continue their work as judges on…
Mary Geiger Lewis, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, vice Henry F. Floyd. Jane Margaret Triche-Milazzo, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana,…
The President spoke this evening by telephone with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan to discuss the status of ongoing relief efforts in Japan, including the emergency at the Fukushima nuclear plant. The President again conveyed his deep condolences at the…
STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC TIES CONTRIBUTE TO JOBS AND GROWTH The United States and Brazil, the two largest economies and the two largest democracies in the Western Hemisphere, share one of the most important trade and economic relationships in the world. Brazil…
AN EMERGING PARTNERSHIP FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH President Obama is committed to enhancing U.S. leadership in Central and South America, and at the same time, recognizing the region’s emerging markets as key players in the global economy. Central and South America’s…
The short-term funding bill passed in the House of Representatives today gives Congress some breathing room to find consensus on a long-term measure that funds the government through the end of the fiscal year. The President urges the Senate to…
