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Category: Statement and Releases

On Saturday, December 18, 2010, the President signed into law: H.J.Res. 105, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011.

In an incredibly disappointing vote today, a minority of Senators prevented the Senate from doing what most Americans understand is best for the country. As I said last week, when the House passed the DREAM Act, it is not only…

Today, the Senate has taken an historic step toward ending a policy that undermines our national security while violating the very ideals that our brave men and women in uniform risk their lives to defend.  By ending “Don’t Ask, Don’t…

“As the President has long said, ending ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ and allowing gay men and women to serve openly in the military, will strengthen our national security while upholding the basic equality on which this nation was founded. The…

THE WHITE HOUSE Oficina del Secretario de Prensa __________________________________________________________________________ PARA PUBLICACION INMEDIATA 18 de diciembre, 2010 Declaraciones del Presidente acerca la votación sobre la Ley DREAM por el Senado En una votación sumamente decepcionante hoy, una minoría de senadores evitó…

  WASHINGTON – En el mensaje de esta semana, el Presidente Obama hizo un llamado a los miembros del Congreso para que se pongan de acuerdo y ratifiquen el nuevo tratado START así como pudieron llegar a un acuerdo y…

Today, the President met for over an hour with twelve leaders from some of the nation’s largest labor organizations to discuss ways to work together to strengthen the economy. The group talked about creating good jobs for the American people…

To view the Joint Statement click HERE. The United States and the European Union met today as part of their annual Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) to advance the U.S.-EU economic relationship and mutual growth and job creation.  The TEC focused…

The White House is pleased to announce that Brooke Anderson will serve as Chief of Staff and Counselor for the National Security Staff at the White House beginning on January 12.     National Security Advisor Tom Donilon said, “Brooke…

“Our overarching goal remains the same: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qa’ida in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and to prevent its capacity to threaten America and our allies in the future.”               – President Barack Obama, West Point, December 1, 2009…