Category: June 2010

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 29, 2010 Remarks by President Obama and His Majesty King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Before Meeting Oval Office 2:33 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Hello, everybody.  I want to welcome His Majesty King Abdullah to the White House, and I’m very pleased to be…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 29, 2010 Message from the President Regarding the Treaty with Bermuda TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, I transmit herewith the Treaty between the Government of the United…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 29, 2010 President Obama Signs Texas Emergency Disaster Declaration The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of Texas and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Alex beginning…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 29, 2010 Remarks by the President after Meeting with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke Oval Office 10:44 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Well, I just had an excellent conversation with Chairman Bernanke.  This is a periodic discussion that we have to get the Chairman’s assessment…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 29, 2010 President Obama, Vice President Biden to Attend the Memorial Service for U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd WASHINGTON- On the morning of Friday, July 2, President Obama and Vice President Biden will  attend the memorial service for U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 28, 2010 Fact Sheet: The National Space Policy Today, President Obama announced the administration’s new National Space Policy.  The National Space Policy expresses the President’s direction for the Nation’s space activities.  The policy articulates the President’s commitment to reinvigorating U.S. leadership in space…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 28, 2010 Statement by the President on the New National Space Policy Over the past fifty years, America has led the world in space exploration, broadening humanity’s horizons and our understanding of the universe.  And our achievements have in turn led to incredible…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 28, 2010 Statement by the Press Secretary on Protecting the Flathead River Basin On the margins of the Summit meetings in Canada this weekend, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper noted the historic February 2010 memorandum of understanding between Premier Gordon…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 28, 2010 Readout of the President’s Meeting with Grassroots Leaders to Discuss Comprehensive Immigration Reform Today, the President met with representatives from a broad range of community groups to discuss the ways in which his Administration is working with stakeholders around the country…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 28, 2010 Statement by the Press Secretary on the Death of Former President Algirdas Brazauskas of the Republic of Lithuania On behalf of the American people, President Obama sends his condolences to the people of Lithuania on the death of former Lithuanian President…