Recovery Act-Funded Projects Will Create Jobs, Spur Lasting Economic Growth KANSAS CITY, MO - One year to the day after President Obama signed the historic American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) into law, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will announce Recovery Act awards to states,…
The following op-ed, written by Vice President Joe Biden, was published in today’s USA Today: USA TODAY Assessing the Recovery Act: 'The best is yet to come' By Joe Biden February 17, 2010 A year ago today, President Obama signed the Recovery Act into law. Time and again I am asked,…
A couple of years ago I gave my Dad grow lights for Father’s Day. He had mentioned to me that he wanted a garden, but living in a gated community there was not the appropriate amount of space on his property to do so. He started to create an indoor garden comprised of herbs and [...]
Washington, DC — American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard held a media teleconference with reporters in which he made several inaccurate statements regarding the Administration’s development of oil and gas resources on public lands and in the Outer Continental Shelf.“Mr. Gerard needs…
Necessity has often been called the mother of invention.
The clearing phase of Operation Moshtarak in southern Afghanistan continues as Afghan and coalition troops experienced sporadic fire fights with the enemy.
As part of the effort by the government of Iraq to increase the stability and international standing of the country, the Iraqi Navy officially welcomed two new ships to its fleet during a ceremony along the country's southern coast Feb. 14, 2010.
WASHINGTON – At tomorrow’s Economic Daily Briefing, Vice President Joe Biden will deliver to President Barack Obama his “Annual Report to the President on Progress Implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.” The report, which summarizes Recovery Act progress to-date…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Robert Stephen Ford, Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic, Department of StateJonathan Andrew Hatfield, Inspector General, Corporation for National and Community…
The organizers of the Winter Olympics that kicked off this weekend in Vancouver are hoping to stage some of the greenest Games ever, thanks to a partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).For the past three years the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) and UNEP have worked…
On Tuesday, February 16, 2010, the President signed into law: 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…
There is a “pump and dump” circulating about “The $59 Computer”. A pump and dump scam usually happens with penny stock trades. A stock that sells for pennies is purchased and hyped by a “research” firm. When the price goes up from the fraudulent hyping, the originator of the scam sells…
1:12 P.M. EST MR. GIBBS: Yes, ma'am. Q Hello. Welcome back from Snowmageddon, right? MR. GIBBS: Well, welcome back to you. We were here last week. (Laughter.) Q Ooooh. MR. GIBBS: We were, right here. Q Your door was locked. MR. GIBBS: Only to you, Jake. …
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia and ordered Federal aid to supplement the Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm and snowstorm during the period of December 18-20, 2009. Federal funding is available to…
On behalf of the American people, I want to extend my sincerest congratulations to those that are observing Lithuania’s national day. Here in America, in cities across the country, we see the love and commitment Lithuanian Americans have for the country of their heritage and for the United States.…
Conditional deal is major step towards restarting the domestic nuclear industry Washington D.C. --- Underscoring his Administration’s commitment to jumpstarting the nation’s nuclear power industry, President Obama today announced that the Department of Energy has offered conditional commitments…
11:05 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Please have a seat. Have a seat. Good morning, everybody. Before I begin let me just acknowledge some of the people who are standing behind me here: First of all, two people who have been working really hard to make this…
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Croatia to attend the inauguration of Croatian President-elect Ivo Josipović on February 18, 2010. The Honorable Jacob J. Lew, Deputy Secretary, Department of State will be the head of the…
President, Vice President and Agency Officials Will Call for Building on Recovery Act Success with Action on Additional Job Creation Measures WASHINGTON, DC - As the Recovery Act crosses the one-year mark, Administration officials will travel to over 35 communities across the country this week to…
The 11 crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 8:39 p.m. CST on Thursday, Feb. 18.