Barack Obama

I do hereby proclaim May 22, 2010, as National Maritime Day.

I encourage all Americans who participate in boating activities to observe this occasion by learning more about safe boating practices.

William C. Killian, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee for the term of four years.

Susan L. Carney, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.

These distinguished individuals have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to justice throughout their careers.

Small business owners embody the spirit of entrepreneurship and strong work ethic that lie at the heart of the American dream.

We are improving accountability and coordination between all levels of government, modernizing our emergency communications, and empowering more families to prepare themselves.

I am confident she will serve the people of Connecticut with distinction on the Circuit Court bench.

This bill will crack down on predatory practices and unscrupulous mortgage lenders.

At every step of her career, Susan Carney has performed with excellence and unwavering integrity.

Anthony J. Battaglia, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.

It would establish the toughest ever disclosure requirements for election-related spending by big oil corporations, Wall Street, and other special interests.

Edward J. Davila, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.

Today the House Administration Committee took another important step toward putting in place critical protections to control the flood of special interest money into American elections.

I am confident they will serve the people of Pennsylvania and Tennessee with distinction.

It would shine an unprecedented light on corporate spending in political campaigns so that the American people can clearly see who is trying to influence campaigns for public office.

I call upon all Americans, especially those in hurricane-prone areas, to learn more about protecting themselves against hurricanes and to work together to respond to them.

Our Nation is still emerging from one of the worst recessions in our history, and small businesses were among the hardest hit.

I've said many times that the recession we're emerging from was primarily caused by a lack of responsibility and accountability from Wall Street to Washington.

Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.

I call upon all Americans to recognize the tremendous contributions of small businesses to our Nation with appropriate programs and activities.

It would prohibit foreign entities from manipulating the outcome of U.S. elections.

Today's action was a major step forward in achieving that goal.

It would be wrong to base federal policy on the grand deception that commonwealth is normative and statehood or sovereign nationhood are non-normative.

Failure to act now to fix mistaken status policy for Puerto Rico made decades ago would be yet another mistake of historic proportions.