Category: July 2010

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 14, 2010 President Obama Names Five to United States District Court WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Judge Marco Hernandez, Beryl A. Howell, Judge Steve C. Jones, Judge Diana Saldaña and Michael H. Simon to seats on the United States District Court. “These individuals…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 13, 2010 President Obama Announces His Intent to Nominate Jacob Lew as OMB Director WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Jacob J. Lew to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. President Obama said, “The…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 13, 2010 President Obama to Honor WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury at the White House WASHINGTON–On Monday, July 19, President Obama will welcome the WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury to the White House to honor the team’s 2009 championship season.  In conjunction with this event,…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 13, 2010 Remarks by the President in Selection of Jack Lew to be Director of OMB Diplomatic Reception Room 12:18 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon.  Before I begin, I just want to note a breakthrough that we’ve had on our efforts to…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 13, 2010 Remarks by the President on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy East Room 6:10 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  Hello!  (Applause.)  Hello.  Hello, hello, hello.  Hello.  Well, good evening, everybody.  This is a pretty feisty group here.  (Laughter.) AUDIENCE MEMBER:  We love…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 13, 2010 President Obama and Other Administration Officials Continue Travel Across the Country for “Recovery Summer” President Obama, Cabinet Members to Visit Advanced Vehicle Project Sites; Vice President Biden, CEA Chair Romer to Release New CEA Recovery Act Report WASHINGTON, DC – This…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 12, 2010 Remarks by President Obama and President Fernandez of the Dominican Republic in Joint Press Availability Oval Office 2:50 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Hello, everybody.  Good afternoon.  President Fernandez and I just had an excellent conversation.  We first met and I think…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 12, 2010 Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2010 Dear Madam Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 11, 2010 Statement by the President on the 15th anniversary of the genocide at Srebrenica On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the genocide at Srebrenica, and on behalf of the United States, I join my voice with those who are gathered…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 10, 2010 Weekly Address: President Obama Announces Changes to Help Veterans with PTSD Receive the Benefits They Need WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Barack Obama announced that on Monday the Department of Veterans Affairs, led by Secretary Shinseki, will begin to…