This morning the President held another meeting with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room. Photo releases below. President Barack Obama meets with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room of the White House, May 6, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) [View […]
At the request of the President, I’m in Tennessee for the second time this week to meet with local officials and assess the damage from the severe weather and subsequent flooding that swept through this state and other parts of the Southeast this week, and to ensure that all the needs of the state and local governments […]
At the request of the President, I’m in Tennessee for the second time this week to meet with local officials and assess the damage from the severe weather and subsequent flooding that swept through this state and other parts of the Southeast this week, and to ensure that all the needs of the state and local governments […]
Click here to see the video. In honor of Mother’s Day, the First Lady hosted an event at the White House this afternoon, joined by Dr. Jill Biden and Former First Lady Rosalyn Carter. She also recognized that today is Military Spouses Appreciation Day and told the spouses and mothers of service members that “we […]
This morning we posted about the Republican alternative amendment on consumer protections in Wall Street Reform. As the Senate continues debate, the President weighs in: Nearly two years after the collapse on Wall Street that cost over 8 million jobs on Main Street, the American people deserve strong, tough reform that will help prevent another financial crisis. […]
With a major water main break in Boston and the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in the news these days, it is obvious how much our country needs well-trained chemical engineers with expertise in pollution prevention and treatment. Professor Benjamin Davis of The Cooper Union College is just such an expert. He had […]
Earlier this week we put out a list of “10 Most Wanted Lobbyist Loopholes” – examples of how industry lobbyists are looking to weaken Wall Street reform. It turns out that we underestimated their ambition. A new amendment put forward by Senator Shelby on consumer financial protection would not just weaken the bill, it would weaken […]
The Joint Information Center provides the latest updates from the Gulf Coast including a snapshot of the last 24 hours below. Federal authorities, both military and civilian, continue to work onsite and around the clock to respond to and mitigate the impact of the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A chronology of […]
Click here to see the video. Welcoming a boisterous crowd to the Rose Garden for Cinco de Mayo, the President had a long list of people to recognize. From Mexico’s Interior Secretary, Fernando Gomez Mont, to Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan, to esteemed Members of Congress, to Secretaries Solis, Napolitano, and Salazar, to Maru and the Montero […]
Yesterday, for those tracking Wall Street reform on the Senate floor, I posted a list of likely lobbyist loopholes designed to weaken the bill. While we continue to keep a watchful eye out for those amendments, fortunately, lobbyists aren’t the only ones paying attention to Wall Street reform. There are also Senators and consumer advocates […]
