Statements and Releases
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Remarks at Nellis Air Force Base
President Obama will deliver a speech highlighting the progress we’ve made in the first 100 days of the Recovery Act and the work that’s been done to build a new foundation for America’s economic recovery.
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TODAY Bernstein Nabors to Discuss 100 Days 100 Projects Report on Recovery Act
Chief Economic Advisor to the Vice President Jared Bernstein and OMB Deputy Director Rob Nabors will hold a conference call with reporters TODAY, Wednesday, May 27, to discuss the “100 Days, 100 Projects” report the President will release today that offers a snapshot of Recovery Act projects already underway across the country just 100 days into this two-year program.
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ADVISORY: Conference Call with Legal Experts to Discuss the Nomination of Judge Sotomayor
Today at 2:30PM EDT the White House will hold a conference call with legal experts to discuss the nomination of Judge Sotomayor.
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President Obama Marks 100th Day of Recovery Act with Release of 100 Days 100 Projects Report
President Barack Obama today marked the 100th day of the Recovery Act by releasing "100 Days, 100 Projects," a report from the Vice President that highlights the progress the country has made in the first 100 days of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the work that is already being done to build a new foundation for America’s economic recovery.
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Statement by the Press Secretary on the Republic of Korea's Endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative
The President welcomes the Republic of Korea’s decision today to join the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI).
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Statement by the President on Aung San Suu Kyi's House Arrest and Detention
I call on the Burmese government to release National League for Democracy Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi from detention immediately and unconditionally. I strongly condemn her house arrest and detention, which have also been condemned around the world.
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Vice President Biden Calls for Report on Green Opportunities for the Middle Class
At today’s meeting of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class, Vice President Biden called on the Council for Environmental Quality to report back to the Task Force in 90 days with proposals that build on the foundation laid in the Recovery Act to expand green opportunities and energy savings for the middle class.
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Middle Class Task Force Announces Agency Partnerships to Build a Strong Middle Class through a Green Economy
DENVER, CO – As part of their commitment to developing new policies, proposals and ideas to help America’s middle class, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced new agency partnerships to foster job growth for a new green economy at today’s meeting of the Middle Class Task Force in Denver.
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Statement by the President on the White House Organization for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
As President, my highest priority is the safety and security of the American people. That is why, in February, I issued a Presidential Study Directive to look at how the White House should be organized to deal with the critical issues of homeland security and counterterrorism.
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Background on Judge Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor has served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit since October 1998. She has been hailed as “one of the ablest federal judges currently sitting” for her thoughtful opinions, and as “a role model of aspiration, discipline, commitment, intellectual prowess and integrity” for her ascent to the federal bench from an upbringing in a South Bronx housing project.
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