Statements and Releases

Background on meeting with members of Congress to discuss immigration reform

The President and the Vice President will meet with a small group of Senate and House members from both sides of the aisle and both sides of the issue to discuss immigration reform in the State Dining Room at 2:00 PM today.

Vice President Biden Applauds States for Meeting Recovery Act Milestone Ahead of Schedule

Vice President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that transportation projects funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) are putting people to work and building a foundation for the country’s long-term economic strength.

Schedule of Judge Sotomayor's Capitol Hill meetings today, 6-25-09

Today, Judge Sotomayor will visit Capitol Hill to meet with the following Senators:

Statement of President Obama on NED 2009 Democracy Award Recipients

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and commend the National Endowment for Democracy's 2009 Democracy Award recipients Jorge Luis Garcia Perez, Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia, Librado Linares, Ivan Hernandez Carrillo, and Iris Tamara Perez Aguilera and all the brave men and women who are standing up for the right of the Cuban people to freely determine their country's future.

To the Congress of the United States, 6-24-09

Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date.

Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to North Korea

On June 26, 2008, by Executive Order 13466, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the current existence and risk of the proliferation of weapons-usable fissile material on the Korean Peninsula.

Statement from the President on signing the Supplemental Appropriations Act

“I want to thank the Members of Congress who put politics aside and stood up to support a bill that will provide for the safety of our troops and the American people.

Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 6-24-09

James Legarde Hudson, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vice Kenneth L. Peel.

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 6-24-09

Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts: Rafael Borras, Under Secretary for Management , Department of Homeland Security

President Obama Signs Kansas Disaster Declaration, 6-24-09

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Kansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm and record or near record snow during the period of March 26-29, 2009.

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