Barack Obama
2010-01-01
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Barack Obama
2010-01-01
1
PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS
OF THE
UNITED STATES
Barack Obama
2010
(IN TWO BOOKS)
BOOK I--JANUARY 1 TO JUNE 30, 2010
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON : 2013
Published by the
Office of the Federal Register
National Archives and Records Administration
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Foreword
By 2010, our economy was no longer teetering on the brink of collapse, but the American people were still feeling the effects of the worst recession since the Great Depression. We remained focused on creating jobs and providing relief to families and businesses. But it was also a time for change. We had to take on the challenges that Washington had avoided for too long, to work toward a more secure and more prosperous future for our children.
That effort began with our fight to make health care reform a reality--a fight that stretched back to the days of Teddy Roosevelt. While running for this office, I promised to make health care accessible and affordable to every American, thereby addressing one of the leading causes of our Nation's long-term deficit. It was a difficult fight, but in March, after nearly a century of talk, decades of trying, and a year of sustained effort and debate, the Affordable Care Act became the law of the land.
Health care reform was a historic step. But it wasn't the only measure we took in early 2010 to bring about meaningful change. We announced groundbreaking goals for the well-being of our children and communities with First Lady Michelle Obama's
Let's Move!
initiative, which aims to end the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation. We passed the HIRE Act to help small businesses grow and thrive. We signed the New START Treaty with Russia to reduce deployed nuclear arsenals to their lowest level in half a century. We cut tens of billions of dollars in tax subsidies to big banks and used the savings to help more Americans afford college. And I nominated Elena Kagan to serve on the Supreme Court, whose later confirmation meant that three women would serve on the Supreme Court for the first time.
The first half of 2010 was also a time of unexpected crises. In the wake of a devastating earthquake in Haiti, both the military and the American people sprang into action to provide medical care, deliver supplies, and offer relief to Haitians whose lives had been upended. And after an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform caused hundreds of millions of gallons of oil to leak into the Gulf of Mexico, we coordinated a massive and ultimately successful response to stop the leak, clean up the spill, and help the people of the Gulf Coast recover.
The past 6 months have seen hard-fought compromise and long-awaited progress. They have reminded us of the resolve, generosity, and strength of the American people. We have responded to unexpected challenges and persistent injustices. And even though we continue to travel a long road to restored prosperity, I believe we will get there together--as one people and one Nation.
Preface
This book contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary during the period January 1-June 30, 2010. The material has been compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration.
The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In instances when the release date differs from the date of the document itself, that fact is shown in the textnote. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy: Remarks are checked against an audio recording, and signed documents are checked against the original. Textnotes and cross references have been provided by the editors for purposes of identification or clarity. Speeches were delivered in Washington, DC, unless indicated. The times noted are local times. All materials that are printed in full text in the book have been indexed in the subject and name indexes and listed in the document categories list.
The Public Papers of the Presidents series was begun in 1957 in response to a recommendation of the National Historical Publications Commission. An extensive compilation of messages and papers of the Presidents covering the period 1789 to 1897 was assembled by James D. Richardson and published under congressional authority between 1896 and 1899. Since then, various private compilations have been issued, but there was no uniform publication comparable to the Congressional Record or the United States Supreme Court Reports. Many Presidential papers could be found only in the form of mimeographed White House releases or as reported in the press. The Commission therefore recommended the establishment of an official series in which Presidential writings, addresses, and remarks of a public nature could be made available.
The Commission's recommendation was incorporated in regulations of the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, issued under section 6 of the Federal Register Act (44 U.S.C. 1506), which may be found in title 1, part 10, of the Code of Federal Regulations.
A companion publication to the Public Papers series, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, was begun in 1965 to provide a broader range of Presidential materials on a more timely basis to meet the needs of the contemporary reader. Beginning with the administration of Jimmy Carter, the Public Papers series expanded its coverage to include additional material as printed in the Weekly Compilation. On January 20, 2009, the printed Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents was superseded by the online Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents. The Daily Compilation provides a listing of the President's daily schedule and meetings, when announced, and other items of general interest issued by the Office of the Press Secretary. In 2012, the Government Printing Office and the Office of the Federal Register released a mobile web application (http://m.gpo.gov/dcpd) that catalogues the daily public activities of the President of the United States and enhances features of the online Daily Compilation with user-friendly search capability, allowing users to access Presidential content by date, category, subject, or location.
Also included in the printed edition are lists of the President's nominations submitted to the Senate, materials released by the Office of the Press Secretary that are not printed in full text in the book, and proclamations, Executive orders, and other Presidential documents released by the Office of the Press Secretary and published in the
Federal Register.
This information appears in the appendixes at the end of the book.
Volumes covering the administrations of Presidents Herbert Hoover, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and George W. Bush are also included in the Public Papers series.
The Public Papers of the Presidents publication program is under the direction of Michael L. White, Managing Editor, Office of the Federal Register. The series is produced by the Presidential and Legislative Publications Unit. The Chief Editor of this book was Laurice A. Clark, assisted by senior editors Joshua H. Liberatore, Amelia Otovo, and Joseph K. Vetter, as well as unit editors Lois M. Davis, Alfred W. Jones, Michael J. Forcina, Joseph G. Frankovic, Diane Hiltabidle, Alfred Jones, Heather N. McDaniel, Stacey A. Mulligan, D. Gregory Perrin, and Matthew R. Regan.
The frontispiece and photographs used in the portfolio were supplied by the White House Photo Office. The typography and design of the book were developed by the Government Printing Office under the direction of Davita Vance Cooks, Acting Public Printer.
Charles A. Barth
Director of the Federal Register
David S. Ferriero
Archivist of the United States
Contents
Foreword . . . v
Preface . . . vii
Cabinet . . . xi
Public Papers of Barack Obama,
January 1-June 30, 2010 . . . 1
Appendix A
Digest of Other White House Announcements . . . 915
Appendix B
Nominations Submitted to the Senate . . . 957
Appendix C
Checklist of White House Press Releases . . . 973
Appendix D
Presidential Documents Published in the Federal Register . . . 993
Subject Index . . . A-1
Name Index . . . B-1
Document Categories List . . . C-1
Cabinet
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Vice President
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Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
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Secretary of State
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Secretary of the Treasury
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Timothy F. Geithner
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Secretary of Defense
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Robert M. Gates
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Attorney General
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Eric H. Holder, Jr.
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Secretary of the Interior
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Kenneth L. Salazar
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Secretary of Agriculture
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Thomas J. Vilsack
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Secretary of Commerce
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Gary F. Locke
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Secretary of Labor
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Hilda L. Solis
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Secretary of Health and Human
Services
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Kathleen Sebelius
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Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development
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Shaun L.S. Donovan
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Secretary of Transportation
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Raymond H. LaHood
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Secretary of Energy
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Steven Chu
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Secretary of Education
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Arne Duncan
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Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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Eric K. Shinseki
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Secretary of Homeland Security
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Janet A. Napolitano
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Chief of Staff
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Rahm I. Emmanuel
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Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency
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Lisa P. Jackson
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United States Trade Representative
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Ronald Kirk
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Cabinet (Continued)
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Director of the Office of Management and Budget
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Peter R. Orzag
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Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
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Christina D. Romer
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United States Representative to the United Nations
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Susan E. Rice
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Administration of Barack Obama
2010