President Obama Signs Alabama Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Alabama and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane…
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Alan F. Estevez – Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for…
Remarks by the President to AARP Convention via Satellite
G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium Woodbridge, Virginia 11:18 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Jane. (Applause.) Thank you, AARP. (Applause.) I want to thank Barry, and the entire AARP, for everything…
Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event — Woodbridge, VA
G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium Woodbridge, Virginia 12:14 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Virginia! (Applause.) Well, it is great to be here in Pfitzner Stadium, home of the Potomac Nationals. I…
Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 6336
On Thursday, September 20, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 6336, which directs the congressional Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue of Frederick Douglass from the…
Statement by the President on the One Year Anniversary of the Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
A year ago today, we upheld the fundamental American values of fairness and equality by finally and formally repealing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ Gay and lesbian Americans now no longer…
President Obama Nominates Robert Okun to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
WASHINGTON, DC- Today, President Obama nominated Robert Okun to serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. “Throughout his career, Robert Okun has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to…
President Obama Nominates Two to the United States District Courts
WASHINGTON, DC- Today, President Obama nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson and Judge Nelson Stephen Román for District Court judgeships. “I am pleased to nominate these distinguished individuals to serve on the…
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: • Sylvia M. Becker – Member, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the…
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, vice Henry Harold Kennedy, retired. Robert D. Okun, of…