A group of more liberal Democrats has officially asked Speaker John Boehner to allow a vote to officially authorize the U.S. military mission in Libya.
This letter was signed by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA), Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Barbara Lee …
The battle over health reform continues today in a House subcommittee, as Republicans push ahead with several bills that would cut out funding from the Obama health reform law.
The legislative effort comes as both parties are working overtime on this issue, each side looking at the same landscapes and …
My rule of thumb about the deployment of U.S. military forces is that if there are very few or no casualties, then the American people quickly move on to other matters. The same thing applies to the Congress.
On Tuesday, the commander of NATO’s military forces happened to be a …
Remarks of President Barack Obama—As Prepared for Delivery
A Secure Energy Future
Georgetown University
March 30, 2011
As Prepared for Delivery—
We meet here at a tumultuous time for the world. In a matter of months, we’ve seen regimes toppled and democracy take root across North Africa and …
In advance of President Obama’s speech today on energy issues, the White House has issued the following talking points on energy matters.
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March 30, 2011
FACT SHEET: America’s Energy Security
Rising prices at the pump affect everybody – workers and farmers; truck drivers and restaurant owners. …
I got some chuckles this week on both radio and television when I said that lawmakers in Congress were in essence throwing spitballs at each other over the budget. But that is about where we are at.
Tuesday featured more finger pointing and blame game from both parties, as they …
The morning after President Obama’s speech to the nation on Libya, Senators had the chance to hear from the military commander of NATO, as both parties pressed for answers on U.S. involvement in Libya.
U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis said he was “comfortable” with the mission as it had been …
As Congress struggles to reach a budget deal, there is still a lot of low hanging budget fruit that could be cut by lawmakers, but it might be in areas that Republicans don’t want to go.
So far, the Congress has cut $10 billion in spending while approving five weeks …
President Obama sternly defended U.S. military action against Libya, announcing that control of the operation will be officially handed over to NATO on Wednesday.
“So for those who doubted our capacity to carry out this operation – I want to be clear – the United States of America has done …
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY
March 28, 2011
The President’s Address to the Nation on Libya – As Prepared for Delivery
National Defense University
Washington, DC
March 28, 2011
As Prepared for Delivery—
Good evening. Tonight, I’d like to update the American people on the international effort that we have led in Libya – what we have done, what we plan to do, and why this matters to us.
I want to begin by paying tribute to our men and women in uniform who, once again, have acted with courage, professionalism and patriotism. They have moved with incredible speed and strength. Because of them and our dedicated diplomats, a coalition has been forged and countless lives have been saved. Meanwhile, as we speak, our troops are supporting our ally Japan, leaving Iraq to its people, stopping the Taliban’s momentum in Afghanistan, and going after al Qaeda around …
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