Category: December 2010

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 09, 2010 President Obama Announces First Steps Toward Implementation of New U.S. Export Control System WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, President Obama held a meeting of the President’s Export Council at the White House where he discussed progress made on our goal to double…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 09, 2010 President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Peter B. Lyons, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy Denise E. O’Donnell, Director of…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 09, 2010 Statement by the President on the Senate Vote on the National Defense Authorization Act I am extremely disappointed that yet another filibuster has prevented the Senate from moving forward with the National Defense Authorization Act.  Despite having the bipartisan support of…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 09, 2010 Remarks by the President in Meeting with the President’s Export Council Eisenhower Executive Office Building 10:19 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Everybody have a seat, have a seat.  Well, good morning, everybody.  And thank you for once again coming together to help…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 08, 2010 Statement by the President on the House Voting to Approve the DREAM Act I congratulate the House of Representatives, Speaker Pelosi, Congressman Berman, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and other congressional leaders for taking the historic step of passing the DREAM Act…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 08, 2010 Statement by the President on H.R. 4783 Today I have signed into law H.R. 4783, the “Claims Resolution Act of 2010.”  This Act, among other things, provides funding and statutory authorities for the settlement agreements reached in the Cobell lawsuit, brought…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 08, 2010 Statement by the President on Medicare Payments to Doctors “I am pleased Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate have agreed on legislation that will prevent a significant pay cut for doctors from taking effect and help ensure seniors on Medicare…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 08, 2010 Remarks by the President at Bill Signing For The Claims Resolution Act South Court Auditorium 5:34 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you very much.  Everybody, please have a seat.  Have a seat.  Welcome, everybody.  We are…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 08, 2010 Joint Statement by President Obama and President Komorowski of Poland President Barack Obama and President Bronislaw Komorowski reaffirmed today their commitment to strengthening the U.S.-Polish alliance by expanding strategic and defense cooperation, supporting deeper economic links, and promoting democratic institutions in…