Our thoughts and prayers are with the brave miners, their families, and the men and women who have been working so hard to rescue them. While that rescue is far from over and difficult work remains, we pray that by…
Category: Statement and Releases
President Obama today met with DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and TSA Administrator John S. Pistole to review the many enhancements that have been made to both aviation and surface transportation security. Today’s briefing was held in conjunction with the President’s…
President Obama called Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis of Latvia today to congratulate the Prime Minister on his re-election and as part of his ongoing consultations with our NATO allies. The President thanked the Prime Minister for his leadership on a…
We remember today the 17 U.S. sailors who lost their lives ten years ago as a result of an al-Qa’ida terrorist attack against the USS Cole off the coast of Yemen. These brave men and women were serving their country…
WASHINGTON — En base al anuncio que hizo el Día del Trabajo acerca de un nuevo y audaz plan para modernizar las carreteras, vías ferroviarias y pistas de aterrizaje (la hoja informativa se encuentra aquí), el Presidente Obama sostuvo una…
WASHINGTON — Building off his Labor Day announcement of a bold new plan for modernizing and rebuilding America’s roads, railways, and runways (fact sheet here), President Obama held a meeting today on the economic impact of infrastructure investment on our…
I congratulate Peter Diamond and Dale Mortensen on winning the Nobel Prize in Economics for their groundbreaking economic research that has applications in a wide range of areas, like unemployment and housing, where we need our best and brightest minds. …
I congratulate the people and government of the Kyrgyz Republic for carrying out orderly parliamentary elections yesterday. Above all, I congratulate the voters of Kyrgyzstan, who demonstrated by their participation in yesterday’s historic election that they are committed to selecting…
On October 11, 2010, the President signed into law: S. 3729, the “National Aeronautics Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010,” which authorizes appropriations to NASA for FYs 2011-2013; requires development of a Space Launch System that can access the regions…
Michelle and I are saddened by the passing of gospel great Albertina Walker. Ms. Walker was known for her Grammy Award winning voice and recognized by many as the ‘Queen of Gospel.’ Growing up on the South Side of Chicago,…
