Category: June 2010

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 08, 2010 President Obama Announces Another Key Administration Post, 6/8/10 WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key administration post: Ward Brehm, Member, Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation President Obama announced…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 08, 2010 Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 5128 and H.R. 5139 On Tuesday, June 08, 2010, the President signed into law: H.R. 5128, which designates the United States Department of the Interior Building as the Stewart Lee Udall Department of the…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 08, 2010 Message from the President on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Belarus TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 08, 2010 Notice from the President on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Belarus CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE ACTIONS AND POLICIES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BELARUS AND OTHER PERSONS THAT UNDERMINE DEMOCRATIC…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 08, 2010 The Affordable Care Act: Strengthening Medicare, Combating Misinformation and Protecting America’s Senior The Affordable Care Act passed by Congress and signed by President Obama this year will provide seniors and their families with greater savings and increased quality health care. It…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 08, 2010 Remarks by the President at Congressional Picnic South Lawn 7:26 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  Well, how’s the food?  (Cheers and applause.)  We could not have a more beautiful day for this annual picnic, and we are just thrilled…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 08, 2010 Background on the President’s Tele-Town Hall with Seniors The President will participate in a national telephone-town hall meeting at the Holiday Park Multipurpose Senior Center in Wheaton, Maryland with senior citizens to discuss new Medicare benefits and protections under the Affordable…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 07, 2010 Seniors Across America to Host Local Meetings, Participate in Health Care Tele-Town Hall Meeting with President Obama Senior Obama Administration Officials to Attend Local Meetings WASHINGTON—On Tuesday morning, senior citizens across the country will gather at a series of local meetings…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 07, 2010 Excerpts from President Barack Obama’s Commencement Address at Kalamazoo Central High School “… I’m here tonight because after three rounds of competition, with more than 1,000 schools, and more than 170,000 votes cast, I know – and America now knows –…