Daily RoundupPRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS
On Monday, March 1, 2010, the President signed into law:
S. 2950, the “Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2009″, which extends through March 30, 2011, a pilot program for certain volunteer organizations that serve children to have fingerprint checks on applicants for positions as volunteers or employees processed through the fingerprint identification [...]
PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONSThe President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm during the period of December 24-25, 2009.
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Iowa and ordered [...]
PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE
Goodwin Liu for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,
Judge Robert N. Chatigny for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
President Obama said, “Goodwin Liu and Robert Chatigny have proven themselves to be not only first-rate legal minds but faithful public servants. It is [...]
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NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE
Stephen T. Ayers, Architect of the Capitol
Eduardo M. Ochoa, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education
Deborah Loewenberg Ball, Member, National Board for Education Sciences, Department of Education
Adam Gamoran, Member, National Board for Education Sciences, Department of Education
Bridget Terry Long, Member, National Board for Education Sciences, Department of Education
Margaret R. [...]
PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONSStatement by the President on the Credit Card Bill Implementation
Today, the major reforms of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act that I signed into law last spring take effect, marking a significant turning point for American consumers. For too long, credit card companies have had free rein to employ deceptive, unfair tactics [...]
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President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Maryland and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm and snowstorm during the period of December 18-20, 2009.
A letter was sent to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and [...]
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President Obama signed an Executive Order establishing the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform and announced that former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and former Republican Senate Whip Alan Simpson will serve as the Commission’s co-chairs.
The bipartisan Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is tasked with making recommendations that put [...]
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Statement by the President on Ash Wednesday
Michelle and I join Christians here in America and around the world in observing Ash Wednesday. We mark this solemn day of repentance and promise, knowing that Lent is a time for millions to renew faith and also deepen a commitment to loving and serving one another.
READOUT OF [...]
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H.R. 730, the “Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act,” which establishes in statute the National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and requires DHS to establish a National Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development Program to provide scholarships and fellowships to undergraduate and graduate students for studies in specialties relevant to nuclear [...]
PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONSSaturday, Feb 13
President Obama appointed Rashad Hussain to serve as his Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, second largest intergovernmental organization in the world.
“I’m proud to announce today that I am appointing my Special Envoy to the OIC — Rashad Hussain. As an accomplished lawyer and a close and trusted member [...]