Obama nominates Justice official to top Labor slot

Compromise key to legacy Obama desires

Published: May 3, 2013
Tags: Keystone XL pipeline, Obama

He wants to take on the expensive Democratic sacred cows of Social Security and Medicare. He has hinted that he might disappoint environmentalists by letting the proposed Keystone XL pipeline be built.

Officials: Obama picks Watt for housing post

Published: May 1, 2013
Tags: Fannie Mae, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Freddie Mac, Melvin Watt, Obama

President Barack Obama intends to nominate Rep. Melvin Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the government regulator that oversees lending giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Charlotte mayor Foxx to run Transportation

Published: April 29, 2013
Tags: Anthony Foxx, Obama, Ray LaHood, Transportation Department

President Barack Obama is nominating the mayor of Charlotte to head his Department of Transportation.

Construction industry, unions critical of foreign workers proposal

Published: April 11, 2013
Tags: ABC, American Hotel and Lodging Association, National Association of Home Builders, Obama
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As desperate as unemployed Americans are to find work, there still are some jobs that many never would consider applying for because they are seen as too dirty, too demanding or just plain unappealing.

US spending plan calls for $51B in transportation construction

Published: April 10, 2013
Tags: budget, construction spending, fiscal cliff, Obama

President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint on Wednesday that strives to achieve a “grand bargain” to tame runaway deficits, raising taxes on the wealthy and trimming popular benefit programs including Social Security and Medicare.

Obama budget seeks $300M for Great Lakes cleanup

Published: April 10, 2013
Tags: Great Lakes, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Obama

President Barack Obama’s proposed 2014 budget calls for keeping a wide-ranging Great Lakes cleanup program near its current funding level.

Energy Department nominee backs natural gas ‘revolution’

Published: April 9, 2013
Tags: energy, Ernest Moniz, fracking, natural gas, Obama

President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Energy Department pledged to increase use of natural gas Tuesday as a way to combat climate change even as the nation seeks to boost domestic energy production.

Obama pitches public works spending

Published: March 29, 2013
Tags: bridges, Obama, public works, public works projects, roads

Trying to show that the economy remains a top priority, President Barack Obama promoted a plan Friday to create construction and other jobs by attracting private money to help rebuild roads, bridges and other public works projects.

Senate endorses Keystone XL pipeline construction

Published: March 25, 2013
Tags: Keystone XL pipeline, Obama

The U.S. Senate has endorsed construction of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that is to carry oil from Canada to Texas oil refineries.