Category: November 2011

On Wednesday, November 9, 2011, the President signed into law: H.R. 368, the “Removal Clarification Act of 2011,” which amends certain provisions of law related to removal from State courts to Federal District Courts to certain cases involving civil actions or criminal prosecutions against Federal officers or agencies; H.R. 818, which directs the Secretary of…

White House Releases New Policy Report Outlining the Obama Administration Achievements in the African American Community WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Wednesday, November 8, the White House held an African American Policy in Action Leadership Conference, bringing community leaders from across the country together with a broad range of White House and Cabinet officials for an…

Building on the deep friendship and long-standing alliance between the United States and Portugal, we met today to reaffirm the strength of the partnership between our two countries.  We acknowledged the very important role played by the Portuguese-American community in bringing our two nations closer together.  Determined to further enhance our relationship, we discussed ways…

Vice President Biden spoke by telephone with President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia this afternoon to congratulate him on the agreement signed in Geneva today establishing a trade monitoring arrangement between Georgia and Russia.  Vice President Biden commended President Saakashvili for his leadership in the talks and called the agreement a historic step that has the…

Yeadon Regional Head Start Center Yeadon, Pennsylvania 11:43 A.M. EST Thank you, everybody, please have a seat.  It is great to be in Yeadon, great to be in the Philly area.  I was told not to mention football at all.  (Laughter.)  So I’m not going to say anything about football while I’m here, because I…

Georgetown University Washington, D.C. 2:25 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA:  Hey!  How are you all doing? AUDIENCE:  Good. MRS. OBAMA:  That’s good.  Thank you so much.  I am thrilled to be here.  I hope you have had a great afternoon.  You’ll tell me all about it shortly.  But I want to start by thanking President DeGioia,…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the President will announce important steps to improve the quality of services and accountability at Head Start centers across the country.  The Department of Health and Human Services will implement new rules that will – for the first time – require all low-performing Head Start grantees that fail to meet a…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Vermont and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and flooding on May 20, 2011. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the District of Columbia and ordered Federal aid to supplement the District of Columbia recovery efforts in the area affected by an earthquake during the period of August 23-28, 2011. Federal funding is available to District of Columbia and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Meredith M. Broadbent, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring June 16, 2017, vice Deanna Tanner Okun, term expired. Anne Claire Richard, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Migration), vice Eric P. Schwartz,…