President Obama to Outline New Small Business Lending Fund
New program will transfer TARP funds to increase lending to small businesses WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, February 2, 2010, President Barack Obama will hold a town hall meeting in Nashua,…
Readout of the President’s call with King Abdullah of Jordan
The President and King Abdullah spoke this morning about efforts to get Israeli-Palestinian negotiations underway and Special Envoy Mitchell’s latest trip to the region. They also discussed several areas of…
Readout of the President’s call with Chilean President-elect Sebastian Piñera
Earlier this afternoon, President Obama called to congratulate Chilean President-elect Sebastian Piñera on his recent historic electoral victory. The President underscored the close partnership enjoyed by the United States and…
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 2/1/10
Jeffrey A. Lane, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs), vice Lisa E. Epifani, resigned. Paul Steven Miller, of Washington, to be a Governor…
Weekly Address: President Obama Says Washington Must Use This Opportunity to Enact Health Reform
WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama said that the nation cannot lose the current opportunity to finally enact meaningful health care reform. At Thursday’s meeting on reform,…
Weekly Address: President Obama Says it is Time to Move Forward on Health Care Reform
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama used his weekly address to call on Democratic and Republican leaders to attend next week’s health care meeting in good faith to find reforms that…
Weekly Address: President Obama Praises Restoration of Pay-As-You-Go
WASHINGTON – Hours after signing pay-as-you-go legislation into law, President Barack Obama praised this step towards restoring fiscal responsibility and called for both parties to set aside politics and do…
Weekly Address: President Obama Calls for New Steps to Support America’s Small Businesses
WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Barack Obama said that America’s small businesses are key to rebuilding the economy on a new, stronger foundation and creating jobs. He called…
Remarks by the President on the Earthquake in Chile
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Earlier today, a devastating earthquake struck the nation of Chile, affecting millions of people. This catastrophic event was followed by multiple aftershocks, and has prompted…
Remarks by the President on Signing Executive Order on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Well, it is wonderful to be here. And thank you for the outstanding introduction by Mr.…