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 to participate via phone in a national tele-town hall meeting on the Affordable Care Act with President Barack Obama. Additionally, more than a dozen senior Obama Administration officials will join seniors at selected meetings to discuss the new health care law and answer questions. The President’s tele-town hall
11:41 A.M. EDT ... THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. I want to thank Fran for that wonderful introduction. And I want to make a few acknowledgements before I make some opening remarks ... First of all, we’ve got one of the best secretaries of Health and Human Services that we’ve ever had in Kathleen Sebelius. Please give her a big round of applause. (Applause.) I want
WASHINGTON, DC -- President Obama today named 103 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The educators will receive their awards in Washington, D.C. later this year ... The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is awarded annually to the best pre-college-level science and mathematics teachers from across the country. The winners are selected by a panel of
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden applaud as Solicitor General Elena Kagan moves to the podium after the President announced her as his choice for Supreme Court Justice during an event in the East Room of the White House, ... Here's a run-down of the reaction so far to the President's nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court ... News Coverage ... ABC News: Kagan “Is Considered One of the Finest Legal Scholars in the Country ... “Kagan, 50, is
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345, et seq., it is hereby ordered that: ... Section 1. Order of Succession. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 2 of this order, the following officials of the Department of Agriculture, in the order listed, shall act as and perform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary)
Shortly before 11 a.m. on a Sunday in mid-December, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was driving through Washington D.C. when he received a nervous phone call from one of his trusted deputies, Sen. Chuck Schumer ... Schumer wanted to know if Reid had seen Sen. Joseph Lieberman's comments on "Face the Nation" that morning. "Lieberman seemed to draw a line in the sand," the New York Democrat relayed. "You should check in with him. He seemed to rule out supporting the bill if it has the Medicare
Washington Hilton ... Washington, D.C ... 1:05 P.M. EDT ... DR. BIDEN: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you, Denise, for that warm introduction. And thank you to the Women’s Leadership Forum conference hosts and organizers who have worked so hard to make this event possible. It’s great to be with you here today. ... It’s been an incredible journey since the last time Michelle and I were with you in Chicago. (Applause.) I remember being so inspired by the
9:58 A.M. PST ... THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Henderson! Thank you! Thank you so much, everybody. Everybody, have a seat, have a seat. I am thrilled to be here. (Applause.) ... AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you, Mr. President! ... THE PRESIDENT: I love you back. (Applause.) ... We've got some special guests here -- everybody is a special guest, but I just want to acknowledge a few folks here. Secretary of State Ross Miller in the house. (Applause.) Two outstanding members of
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: ... Stephen T. Ayers, Architect of the CapitolEduardo M. Ochoa, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of EducationDeborah Loewenberg Ball, Member, National Board for Education Sciences, Department of EducationAdam Gamoran, Member, National Board for Education Sciences, Department of EducationBridget Terry Long, Member, National Board for
President Obama, in taped remarks, sends his warmest wishes to those celebrating the Lunar New Year, here in America and around the world: ... Click here to see the video ... Here's the transcript: ... Michelle and I send our warmest wishes to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, the people of Asia, and all those around the world who are celebrating the Lunar New Year. ... As people of all cultures and faiths welcome the Year of the Tiger, let us all give thanks for family, the wisdom of our