Category: July 2012

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Mark A. Barnett, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Judith M. Barzilay, retired. Angela Tammy Dickinson, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years, vice Mary Elizabeth Phillips, resigned.

The President proposed a set of common sense initiatives to create jobs and help restore middle class security.  Today, the Republicans in the Senate blocked a piece of legislation that helps hard working small business owners and entrepreneurs by giving them a tax credit for hiring and giving their workers raises, alongside incentives for businesses…

WASHINGTON, DC — The President believes that entrepreneurs and small businesses are engines of innovation and economic growth and are at the forefront of the nation’s economic recovery. This is why the Obama Administration has worked to enact 18 small business tax cuts and numerous measures to help more small businesses access the credit they…

Faith and Community Leaders From California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee chosen for work to solve childhood obesity WASHINGTON—First Lady Michelle Obama today announced the winners of the Let’s Move! Communities on the Move video challenge, which invited faith and community leaders to share their stories about their efforts to promote wellness…

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the “order”) that modifies the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997, as modified in scope in…

Today, the United States is easing restrictions to allow U.S. companies to responsibly do business in Burma.  President Thein Sein, Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma continue to make significant progress along the path to democracy, and the government has continued to make important economic and political reforms. Easing sanctions is a…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Dorothy Kosinski, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016, vice Ricardo Quinones, term expired. Dawn M. Liberi, of Florida, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador…

Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, Iowa 12:47 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  How’s it going, Iowa?  (Applause.)  Well, it is great to see you guys.  It is good to be back.  (Applause.)  I’m not going to give a long speech because I’m going to give a long speech there.  But I just want to say, first…

Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, Iowa 12:58 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Cedar Rapids!  (Applause.)  Oh, it is good to be back.  (Applause.)  Love Cedar Rapids! All right, a couple of people I want to acknowledge.  First of all, please give Jason and his wife Ali a big round of applause.  (Applause.)  They are just…

Barbara Goleman High School Miami, Florida 2:19 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Oh, my goodness!  (Applause.)  Yes, we can!  (Applause.)  Well, thank you so much.  Well, thank you so much.  Thank you so much.  (Applause.)  You all, I am — (applause) — you all are fired up.  Get it done.  (Applause.)  Oh, my goodness, thank you! …