Statements and Releases

  • August 07, 2009

    President Obama Nominates Three More U.S. Attorneys

    Today, President Obama announced that he has nominated the following individuals as United States Attorneys.

  • August 07, 2009

    President Obama Nominates Steven O'Donnell as U.S. Marshal for the District of Rhode Island

    Today, President Obama announced that he has nominated Steven O’Donnell to serve as United States Marshal for the District of Rhode Island.

  • August 07, 2009

    President Obama Nominates Edward Milton Chen, Dolly Gee and Richard Seeborg to Serve on the District Court Bench

    Today, President Obama announced that he has nominated Edward Chen, Dolly Gee and Richard Seeborg to United States District Court judgeships.

  • August 07, 2009

    President Obama Nominates Jane Stranch for United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Judge Thomas Vanaskie for United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

    President Obama today announced that he has nominated Jane Stranch for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Judge Thomas Vanaskie for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Stranch is currently a partner at Nashville law firm Branstetter, Stranch and Jennings. Judge Vanaskie currently sits on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

  • August 06, 2009

    Statement by President Barack Obama on Passage of Cash for Clunkers Extension

    I want to thank the United States Senate for acting in a bipartisan way to use Recovery Act funds to extend the ‘Cash for Clunkers’ program. Now, more American consumers will have the chance to purchase newer, more fuel efficient cars and the American economy will continue to get a much-needed boost.

  • August 06, 2009

    Nominations Sent to the Senate 08/06/09

    Kenyen Ray Brown, of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama for the term of four years, vice Deborah Jean Johnson Rhodes, resigned. Neil H. MacBride, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four years, vice Charles P. Rosenberg, resigned. Steven Gerard O'Donnell, of Rhode Island, to be United States Marshal for the District of Rhode Island for the term of four years, vice Burton Stallwood. Jane Branstetter Stranch, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Martha Craig Daughtrey, retired. Benjamin B. Wagner, of California, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California for the term of four years, vice McGregor William Scott, resigned.

  • August 06, 2009

    Nominations Sent to the Senate 8/6/09

    Jim R. Esquea, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice Vincent J. Ventimiglia, Jr., resigned.Singleton, term expired.

  • August 06, 2009

    Nominations Sent to the Senate 08/06/2009

    Frank Kendall III, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, vice James I. Finley, resigned. David Morris Michaels, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.

  • August 06, 2009

    President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 8-6-09

    Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts:

  • August 06, 2009

    Essay on community colleges by Dr. Jill Biden in Forbes

    Every year around this time, I am struck by the growing number of college rankings available to prospective college students. While these reports can be helpful, many of them fail to include an option that nearly half of all U.S. undergraduate students choose to pursue-and one. I know to be the single best path to opportunity for millions of Americans: community college

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