Wednesday May 16, 2012





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Executive Branch

As it relates to the checks and balances of our American government, the Executive Branch is responsible for the daily administration of the state bureaucracy. The head of the Executive Branch is the President of the United States. Underneath the President are the several Departments that have been created by Executive Order. The Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Justice are just a few examples of these subgroups within the Executive Branch. The representative leaders of these departments are collectively known as the President’s “Cabinet” of advisors.

Since the Executive Branch of our government is in charge of administrating the affairs of the nation, it is important to keep them in our prayers. The Executive Branch directs the general political flow of the federal government.

Featured Member of the Executive Office for Prayer

PrayFocusExecutiveHilda Solis, Secretary of Labor

Hilda Lucia Solis was born in October 1957 in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from La Puente High School, and was the first in her family to go to college, being accepted into the Educational Opportunity Program at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She graduated with a B.A. in political science, then went on to earn a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California.

She did an internship at the White House Office of Hispanic Affairs during the end of the Carter administration. At the start of the Reagan administration, she became a management analyst of the civil rights division of the Office of Management and Budget, but left after one year to return to California.

After working for several civil rights programs and commissions, she was elected to the California State Assembly, serving one term. She then served six years as a member of the California Senate. In 2001, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for California’s 31st district. In December 2008, sources close to the Obama transition team identified Solis as the President-elect’s choice for U.S. Secretary of Labor. She was confirmed by the Senate in February.

She is married to Sam H. Sayyad. She is Roman Catholic.

IN THE NEWS: President Obama made another push at a Cinco de Mayo event at the White House, calling on Congress to take up the DREAM Act – a bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said, “I don’t hear any [Republican] members except for Senator Rubio coming forward – talking about a proposal that’s half-cocked.” Rubio’s proposal, not yet a bill, allows the children of illegal immigrants to remain in the country and earn their residency, but it does not provide a pathway to citizenship. Rubio, himself a Cuban-American, is nevertheless the highest profile Republican supporter on immigration reform and a key figure in helping to improve the GOP’s image among Hispanics. “His notion of the DREAM Act would only provide you with residency and the ability to stay, go to school but not lead to a path to citizenship,” Solis said.



Today’s Presidential Schedule

Wednesday May 16, 2012

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ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD-DAYLIGHT

Presidential Seal

The President
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Executive Branch Prayer Needs

PRAY FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HIS ADMINISTRATION

President Barack Obama on Wednesday endorsed same-sex marriages, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to take that position, following days of speculation about his “evolving” stance on the issue.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Monday became the third Administration official to endorse same-sex marriage, adding to the endorsements of Vice President Joe Biden and Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan.

Pray about American’s “devolution” from traditional Biblically supported values such as the sanctity of marriage.

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