Statements and Releases

  • February 03, 2009

    Duckworth Tapped for VA Assistant Secretary

    President Barack Obama has announced his intent to nominate L. Tammy Duckworth, director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, to be the Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

  • February 03, 2009

    Letter from Nancy Killefer to President Obama

  • February 02, 2009

    Readout on Meeting with Democratic Congressional Leaders

    The President had a productive meeting to discuss the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment plan with Democratic congressional leaders late this afternoon. They agreed on the urgency of passing effective legislation in the short term and committed to continue working together to achieve the bipartisan consensus that the President has sought throughout this process.

  • February 02, 2009

    Ron Sims To Be Nominated As HUD's Deputy Secretary

    President Barack Obama today announced he intends to nominate Ron Sims, County Executive of King County, Washington, to become the Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

  • February 02, 2009

    Readout on President Obama's Calls to Iraqi President Talabani, Prime Minister Maliki and President Lee of the Republic of Korea

    Below is a readout from Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on President Obama’s calls to Iraqi President Talabani, Prime Minister Maliki and President Lee of the Republic of Korea.

  • February 01, 2009

    Readout of the President’s calls tonight

    Tonight the President called Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Democratic House leaders to thank them for their hard work and to congratulate them on the historic passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act.

  • January 31, 2009

    Obama On Iraqi Provincial Elections

    I congratulate the people of Iraq on holding significant provincial elections today. Millions of Iraqi citizens from every ethnic and religious group went peacefully to the polls across the country to choose new provincial councils. It is important that the councils get seated, select new governors, and begin work on behalf of the Iraqi people who elected them.

  • January 30, 2009

    Press Briefing 1/30/09

  • January 30, 2009

    Obama on SCHIP Passing the Senate

    I am pleased that the Senate has joined the House in passing bipartisan legislation to provide health insurance to children whose families have been hurt most by this downturn.

  • January 30, 2009

    Obama Signs Emergency Disaster Declaration for Missouri

    Earlier this evening President Obama called Missouri Governor Jay Nixon about the severe winter storm. The President asked for an update on the situation and for the status of emergency response efforts. He informed the Governor that he would be signing his request for federal aid and would declare a federal emergency.

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