Month: February 2012

VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, thank you all for being here. And it’s an honor to welcome Vice President Xi, along with the entire Chinese delegation. I told Vice President Xi,…

Northland Church Longwood, Florida 10:17 A.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Good morning! Oh, you rest yourselves. (Laughter.) I know you’ve been through a lot this morning — a little dancing, a…

ESPN Wide World of Sports Walt Disney World Orlando, Florida 2:25 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Oh, my gosh! You guys be careful! (Applause.) Oh, wow! It sounds like you all…

WASHINGTON, DC—In this week’s address, President Obama urged Congress to quickly pass the payroll tax cut extension to prevent a tax hike on 160 million hardworking Americans who are still…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:15 P.M. EST Q Here we go. THE PRESIDENT: Here we go. Q Here he is. THE PRESIDENT: Here I am. Q “Hello, everybody.”…

Kleberg/Rylie Recreation Center Dallas, Texas 11:20 A.M. CST MRS. OBAMA: Wow! Wasn’t that fun? AUDIENCE: Yes! (Applause.) MRS. OBAMA: I think the point in our decision is that when you’ve…

Homestead YMCA Homestead, Florida 4:10 P.M. EST MS. WARD: Yay! Yes, great crowd. Very good, very good. All right. Yay! This is great. Well, Mrs. Obama, we’d like to start…

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, most health insurance plans will cover women’s preventive services, including contraception, without charging a co-pay or deductible beginning in August, 2012. This new law…

This bill gives our nation’s law enforcement expanded authority to combat illicit drug trafficking on our Northern and Southern Borders and being able to sign it next to my friend…

On Friday, February 10, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 3801, the “Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012,” which defines the term “aircraft” for purposes of determining violations…