The President declared a major disaster existed in the State of Montana and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms occurring on April 3, 8, 22, 26, and 30, 2011, and on May 9-10, 18-21, and 30, 2011, and flooding resulting from those storms beginning on April 4, 2011, and continuing. Federal funding was made available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storms and flooding in the counties of Big Horn, Blaine, Broadwater, Carbon, Carter, Cascade, Chouteau, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Garfield, Golden Valley, Hill, Judith Basin, McCone, Meagher, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips, Powder River, Prairie, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Treasure, Valley, Wheatland, Wibaux, and Yellowstone, and the Crow, Fort Belknap, Northern Cheyenne, and Rocky Boy's Reservations. Federal funding was also made available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures for all counties and Tribes within the State. Source
Jonathan Samuels was promoted to Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs and House Liaison in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs. The White House legislative affairs office lobbies Congress on behalf of the president. Samuels will manage the House side of the operation. Source
The President proclaimed June 19, 2011, as Father's Day. Source.
The President's Management Advisory Board held its second meeting at the White House. Video #1 Video #2
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced they'll be deploying innovative technology in the fight against Medicare Fraud . Starting July 1, CMS will begin using predictive modeling technology, similar to that used by credit card companies, to identify potentially fraudulent Medicare claims on a nationwide basis, and help stop fraudulent claims before they are paid. Source
The week's West Wing Week was released.
Day879/June18th/Saturday: In his weekly address, The President reflected on Father's Day and his experience as a parent and discussed the challenges and necessity of being a good father. Transcript Video
The President declared an emergency existed in the State of Nebraska and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts in the area struck by flooding beginning on June 17, 2011, and continuing, authorizing the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts in an effort to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the counties of Boyd, Burt, Cass, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Douglas, Garden, Knox, Lincoln, Morrill, Nemaha, Otoe, Richardson, Sarpy, Scotts Bluff, Thurston, and Washington. Specifically, FEMA was authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide, at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency. Emergency protective measures, limited to direct Federal assistance, were also made available at 75 percent Federal funding. Source
The President and the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John Boehner played golf together. Source
Day880/June19th/Sunday: The President enjoyed Father's Day time with his family.
Day881/June20th/Monday: The President and Vice President Joe Biden met with United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Oval Office of the White House. Source
The President telephoned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to continue their consultations on regional developments. Both agreed that the Syrian government must end the use of violence immediately and promptly enact meaningful reforms that respect the democratic aspirations of the Syrian people. The President and Prime Minister also agreed of the omportance of maintaining international pressure on Moammar Qaddafi in order to transition to a new government that would reflect the will of the Libyan people. Finally, the President and Prime Minister Erdogan agreed on the importance of a comprehensive Middle East Peace settlement that would ensure regional peace and stability. Source
The President and Vice President Joe Biden met with a bipartisan group of mayors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House to discuss the economy and hear from the mayors about their local efforts to create jobs and spur economic growth. Source
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