Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, vice Bernice B. Donald, elevated. Kevin McNulty,…
Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Richard B. Berner, of Massachusetts, to be Director, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, for a term of six years. (New Position) Nancy…
Statement by White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer
The President said that Congress cannot go home without preventing a tax increase on 160 million hardworking Americans, and the deal announced tonight meets that test. This is an important…
Statement by the Press Secretary on H.J.Res.94
On Friday, December 16, 2011, the President signed into law: H.J.Res.94, which makes further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, through December 17, 2011, and for other purposes.
Readout of Vice President Biden’s Calls to Iraqi Leaders
Vice President Biden spoke on the phone today with Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani and Iraqi Council of Representatives Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi to mark the historic end of the…
Remarks by the President on Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections for In-Home Care Workers
Eisenhower Executive Office Building 12:13 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. As I said in Kansas last week, the defining issue of our time is whether we can build an…
We Can’t Wait: President Obama Will Announce Administrative Action to Provide Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections for Nearly 2 Million In-Home Care Workers
WASHINGTON – The White House today will announce new rules proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor that would provide minimum wage and overtime protections for nearly two million workers…
Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Sharon Block, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December…
Obama Administration Releases Report and Interactive Maps Highlighting Critical American Jobs Act Investments in Education
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Obama Administration released a report, Education and the American Jobs Act: Creating Jobs through Investments in Our Nation’s Schools, and interactive maps that highlight estimated…
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: David Medine – Chairman, Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Rachel…