President Obama Signs Virginia Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe…
President Obama Announces Recovery Act Awards to Build, Renovate Community Health Centers in More Than 30 States
Program to Create Jobs in Low-Income Communities, Help CHCs Serve More Than 500,000 Additional Patients WASHINGTON – Today President Obama announced nearly $600 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act…
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 12/9/09
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Patricia A. Hoffman, Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department…
President Obama Announces Proposals to Accelerate Job Growth and Lay the Foundation for Robust Economic Growth
Today, the President laid out some of the broad steps that he believes should be at the heart of our efforts to help put Americans back to work and get…
Statement by the President on the Settlement of Cobell Class-Action Lawsuit on Indian Trust Management
“Today, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Attorney General Eric Holder announced that, at long last, a settlement has been reached in the Cobell class-action lawsuit. This suit was originally filed…
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 12/4/09
William B. Sansom, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2014. (Reappointment) Judith Ann Stewart…
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 12/7/09
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: David T. Matsuda, Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation Michael P. Huerta,…
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 12/3/09
Brooke D. Anderson, of California, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador. Brooke D.…
President Obama Nominates Nancy Freudenthal, Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. and Judge Benita Pearson to Serve on the District Court Bench
WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama announced today that he has nominated Nancy Freudenthal, Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. and Judge Benita Pearson to serve on the District Court bench. Freudenthal…
Joint Statement by the President of the United States of America and the President of the Russian Federation on the Expiration of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)
Recognizing our mutual determination to support strategic stability between the United States of America and the Russian Federation, we express our commitment, as a matter of principle, to continue to…