All Posts Tagged With: "White"

Catholics Opposes New Contraception Coverage

The Catholic Church criticized the White House defense of the new rules that would require religious employers to provide contraception to their workers with regards to the government’s health insurance plans. According to Anthony Picarello, general counsel of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, White House’s information is misleading and wrong. He added that the [...]

White House Skeptical over SOPA

White House officials have raised concerns with regards to the Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA. The measure is pending in Congress and opposed by major internet companies, such as Google and Facebook. The act is supported by Hollywood studios and music labels and they said that it would save jobs in the country. The [...]

White House Chief of Staff Resigns

White House Chief of Staff William M. Daley has handed in his resignation. Everybody, including the president was surprised with his decision. This ended his yearlong tenure, whose mission was to reach out to congressional Republicans and businesses. President Obama announced that White House budget director Jacob Lew would replace Daley. Daley is the son [...]

Idaho Man Arrested for White House Shooting Incident

Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez was wanted with regards to a White House shooting incident was arrested in western Pennsylvania. He was allegedly involved in a shooting last Friday night, which may be responsible for the two bullets found at the White House. A bullet hit a window and stopped by the bulletproof glass. Another bullet was [...]

White House Says Solyndra Subpoena Too General

The White House stated that it was willing to cooperate with the Republicans’ investigation with regards to Solyndra but it wants the scope of the subpoena for information to be smaller. The House Energy and Commerce Committee subpoenaed for emails and documents that were related to the $535 million government loan guarantee given to Solyndra. [...]

White House to Review Energy Department Loans after Solyndra Bankruptcy

The White House ordered an independent review of loans made by the Energy Department as a response to the criticisms it received over the Solyndra bankruptcy. This came just in time when House Republicans are preparing for a possible vote next week to summon White House documents that are related to the fallen company. White [...]

Obama to Speak about Jobs in Congress on September 8

President Barack Obama will speak to a joint session of Congress about jobs on September 8. He initially asked to speak on September 7 but a Republican presidential debate was also scheduled for that date. White House said that the president will address Congress about the need for immediate action with regards to the economic [...]

Democrats Opposes Latest Debt Ceiling Plan

President Barack Obama wants the Congressional leaders to come out with a deal to decrease the federal definite but this brought uproar from the congressional Democrats who said that the president is backing down with his insistence that revenue increases and spending cuts should be included in the package. The White House told Democratic leaders [...]

President Obama Open to Debt Limit Deal

The White House gave congressional leaders more time to come up with a deficit reduction plan that would prevent a government default to happen in less than two weeks. President Barack Obama said that he is open for a short-term increase in the debt limit if the leaders can agree on a plan before August [...]

Obama and Congressional Leaders Meet to Increase Debt Limit

President Barack Obama met with congressional leaders last Sunday night at the White House to discuss about raising the country’s debt limit. The Treasury secretary warned that if they failed to do so, it could result to a catastrophic damage not just to the American economy but the global economy as well. The credit of [...]