Category: Politics

Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta S. Jacobson will travel to Spain, the United Kingdom, and Belgium January 14-17, 2013. In Madrid, Assistant Secretary Jacobson will meet with Foreign

On Thursday, January 10, 2013, the President signed into law: H.R. 1339, which designates the City of Salem, Massachusetts, as the birthplace of the U.S. National Guard; H.R. 1845, the “Medicare IVIG

THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Please have a seat.  A little more than four years ago, I stood with Mr. Tim Geithner and announced him as my first nominee to my Cabinet. 

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 1/9/2013 James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:30 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Welcome. Good afternoon. Thanks for being here. Sorry we had to postpone the

Over her long career in public service – as an advocate for environmental justice in California, state legislator, member of Congress and Secretary of Labor – Hilda Solis has been a tireless

Washington, DC- Congressman Steve King released the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Energy announced that a new research facility will be established at the Ames Laboratory at Iowa State

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 1/8/2013 James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:56 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here.  Before I start,

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:17 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY:  Thank you all for being here.  It is wonderful to see you for the first time in the New Year.  I

President Obama will host President Hamid Karzai and his delegation at the White House for bilateral meetings on Friday, January 11. President Obama looks forward to welcoming the Afghan delegation to Washington,

Statement by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Soon after the election, I informed President Obama of my intention to retire from public service and return home to California.  Today, the president announced that

From Senator Charles Grassley – Q:    How much of the revenue going to the U.S. Treasury is federal income tax? A:    Individual income taxes account for about 42 percent of all the

WASHINGTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Chris Coons of Delaware and Representatives Dave Reichert (WA-08) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-8) was signed into law as part of

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held her weekly press conference on Friday in the Capitol Visitor Center. Below is a transcript of the press conference: Leader Pelosi. Good morning. There

WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement last week regarding the need for bipartisan action to curb Washington’s out-of-control spending: “Now that the House and Senate have acted

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During negotiations on the fiscal cliff, was able to permanently prevent a massive increase in the death tax, which would have especially harmed Kentucky farmers and their families. The

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama re-nominated thirty-three individuals who he previously nominated for federal judgeships in the 112th Congress. “Today, I am re-nominating thirty-three highly qualified candidates for the federal bench,

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad today named former state lawmaker Stewart Iverson to the Finance – Local Taxation position on Iowa’s Property Tax Assessment Appeal Board. Additionally, Iverson is accepting the

WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington) issued the following statement Friday regarding the latest unemployment report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “With far too many Americans

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today appointed Mark Ray Lawson Seventh Judicial Circuit Judge. Lawson, of Bellevue, earned his law degree from Drake University and is currently working in private

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Speaker Boehner addressed the opening session of the 113th Congress, saying, “The American Dream is in peril so long as its namesake is weighed down by this anchor of

January 3, 2013 – Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks in the House chamber following the re-election of Congressman John Boehner of Ohio as Speaker of the House

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton acknowledged Burma’s Independence Day on Friday, January 4th, 2013: “On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, on the first day of the 113th Congress, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced a Senate resolution that preserves the Senate tradition of extended debate and deliberation; but

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. John Boehner of Ohio was re-elected Speaker of the House Thursday in a narrow vote.  It will be his second term. Election of Speaker: The Honorable John A.

American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2013 – The legislation that President Barack Obama signed Jan. 2 that postponed the fiscal cliff means changes to military and civilian paychecks, Defense Finance

Following is the text of a joint statement by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague. Begin Text: We welcome

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after the House Republican leadership announced they will reverse course and allow votes on Hurricane Sandy relief: “Though it is good

Washington – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) released the following statement regarding the requested funding for victims of Hurricane Sandy: “Getting critical aid to the victims

Senator Chuck Grassley issued the following comment about his vote against the year-end tax plan. “It’d be one thing to raise taxes to reduce the deficit, but that’s not what this deal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday regarding the status of the fiscal cliff negotiations: “It’s late, so I’ll be very brief. I

Washington – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement following passage of the Senate agreement on the fiscal cliff: “The federal government has a spending problem that has led to

Washington – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement on the Senate

A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA On December 31, 1862, our Nation marked the end of another year of civil war. At Shiloh and Seven Pines, Harpers

WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that his amendment to require the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to identify and relocate vehicles based at their Washington, D.C. headquarters that

Des Moines, Iowa – Progress Iowa announced today that the League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa (LULAC Iowa) is joining the Iowans for Tax Fairness coalition, becoming the eleventh organization

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A vision from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has helped send an American music group overseas to perform. Part of American Music Abroad, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau