I am pleased that today, the House has joined the Senate in passing the Claims Settlement Act of 2010. This important legislation will fund the agreements reached in the Pigford II lawsuit, brought by African American farmers, and the Cobell…
Category: Statement and Releases
The Vice President and Representative Issa met today to discuss Recovery Act oversight and opportunities to apply some of the lessons learned to other federal programs. They identified some areas of agreement, including the need to enforce full compliance with…
As Commander in Chief, I have pledged to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law because it weakens our national security, diminishes our military readiness, and violates fundamental American principles of fairness and equality by preventing patriotic Americans who are…
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: The law authorizes me to implement an alternative pay plan for locality pay increases for civilian Federal employees covered by the General Schedule and certain other pay systems in January 2011, if…
“Al Presidente Obama le complace que el Congreso haya aprobado una ley que evitará que entren en vigor el mes entrante recortes de pagos a médicos. El Presidente insta al Congreso a que apruebe ahora una extensión de un año…
Because of the irresponsibility of the past decade, the President inherited a $1.3 trillion projected deficit upon taking office and an economic crisis that threatened to put the nation into a second Great Depression. He moved quickly to get the…
In America, we believe that every child, regardless of class, color, creed, or ability, deserves access to a world-class education. But as recently as thirty-five years ago, an American child with a disability might have attended school without the interventions…
“President Obama is pleased Congress has passed legislation that will prevent payment cuts to doctors from taking effect next month. The President urges Congress to now pass a one-year extension to ensure seniors maintain access to the doctor they know…
WASHINGTON – Durante este periodo, el Presidente Obama aprovechó su mensaje semanal para agradecer por las bendiciones recibidas por Estados Unidos, en particular por ese impulso tan característicamente estadounidense de dar algo de nosotros mismos y hacer lo que se…
The following op-ed, written by Vice President Joe Biden, was published in today’s Wall Street Journal: ### The Case for Ratifying New Start President Obama has shown that missile defense and arms control can proceed hand-in-hand. By JOSEPH…
