Presidential Nomination Sent to the Senate, 6/7/10

Published June 7, 2010 at 1:17 p.m.

James R. Clapper, of Virginia, to be Director of National Intelligence, vice Dennis Cutler Blair, resigned ...

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Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate, 6/8/10

Published June 8, 2010 at 5:14 p.m.

NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: ... Maura Connelly, of New Jersey, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador       Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Lebanon ... Daniel Bennett Smith, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Greece ... Subra Suresh, of

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Background on the President's Event Today in Michigan

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Published June 7, 2010 at 10:22 a.m.

KALAMAZOO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY ... WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY ARENA ... The President will travel to Michigan to deliver the commencement address to the Kalamazoo Central High School Class of 2010, this year’s Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge winner.  The audience will be composed of approximately 5,000 people, including 280 graduating seniors, family members, faculty and invited guests.  Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will accompany the

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White House Endorses Unlimited Liability Cap For Oil Spillers

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Published June 9, 2010 at 3:13 p.m.

Democrats in Congress and officials in the White House are making yet another major push to pass legislation to make the liability for oil companies involved in damaging spills unlimited ... On Monday evening, the White House confirmed that it favors the most recent piece of legislation that would drop any numerical ceiling to the amount of money an oil company like BP would have to pay for economic damages caused by a spill. Currently, the cap is $75 million ... "The president supports removing

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Senate Won't Pass Urgent Jobs Bill Until Next Week

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Published June 9, 2010 at 3:09 p.m.

The Senate will not approve a bill to reauthorize several expired domestic aid programs, including extended jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, until sometime next week ... "We fully expect to have the 60 votes to be able to pass this bill by early next week," said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) at a press conference Tuesday ... In the meantime, at least 323,400 people who've been out of work for longer than six months will prematurely lose access to the extended unemployment benefits

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Obama's Support For Unlimited Oil Spill Liability May Not Include BP: Congressman

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Published June 9, 2010 at 3:01 p.m.

Congressional officials are worried that despite the White House's endorsement of unlimited liability for oil companies involved in damaging spills, a new statement of presidential policy may not actually cover the current crisis in the Gulf ... Rep. Rush Holt's (D-N.J.) office began airing concerns on Tuesday that the president's support for dropping numerical limits on the amount of economic damages paid by an oil company would not apply retroactively to BP ... The New Jersey Democrat sent a

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Arkansas Senate Runoff: Obama Disengages From Race As Blanche Lincoln Slips In Polls

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Published June 9, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.

The White House is still formally supporting Sen. Blanche Lincoln's re-election bid as the Arkansas Democratic primary approaches its runoff vote on Tuesday. But over the past few weeks, as the incumbent senator's prospects for holding onto the seat have became more unsettled, the president and his team have been noticeably silent about the race ... The president's political shop can read both polls and tea leaves. And while the official policy is to back incumbents, there is clear

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Levin: Gitmo Closure Going Nowhere, 'Not Enough' Push From Obama

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Published June 9, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.

It's been more than five months since the Obama administration missed its self-imposed deadline for the closure of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. And as things stand now, one key member of Congress says, the White House is showing little to no willingness to continue pursuing one of the more high-minded promises made by the president before entering office ... Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), who chairs the Senate Committee on Armed Services, told the Huffington Post on Tuesday that

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Statement by President Obama on Financial Reform

Published May 12, 2010 at 12:19 p.m.

Throughout the debate on Wall Street reform, I have urged members of the Senate to fight the efforts of special interests and their lobbyists to weaken consumer protections.  An amendment that the Senate will soon consider would do exactly that, undermining strong consumer protections with a special loophole for auto dealer-lenders.  This amendment would carve out a special exemption for these lenders that would allow them to inflate rates, insert hidden fees into the fine print of paperwork,

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Readout of the President's call with Russian President Medvedev

Published May 13, 2010 at 12:35 p.m.

President Obama spoke with President Medvedev earlier today by phone.  President Obama informed President Medvedev that he was sending the New START Treaty to the United States Senate for its consideration later in the day.  The Presidents stressed the importance of completing the ratification process in both countries as soon as possible.  The Presidents discussed our common efforts to advance peace in the Middle East, with President Medvedev sharing his impressions from his recent trip to

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