Month: May 2013

For six decades, the U.S.-ROK Alliance has served as an anchor for stability, security, and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, in the Asia-Pacific region, and increasingly around the world. President…

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency, unless, within 90 days…

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA On May 11, 2004, pursuant to his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act,…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Anthony Renard Foxx, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Transportation, vice Ray LaHood. Michael Froman, of New York, to be United States Trade Representative,…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Colin Stirling Bruce, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, vice Michael P. McCuskey, retiring. Sara Lee Ellis,…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Iowa and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe…

Thank you Dr. Gee, the Board of Trustees, Congresswoman Beatty, Mayor Coleman, and all of you who make up The Ohio State University for allowing me the honor of joining…

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Hello, Buckeyes! O-H! AUDIENCE: I-O! THE PRESIDENT: O-H! AUDIENCE: I-O! THE PRESIDENT: O-H! AUDIENCE: I-O! THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you so much. Everybody, please be…

Today we honor the victory of the Mexican people in their fight for freedom at the Battle of Puebla 151 years ago. On Cinco de Mayo we celebrate the contributions…

The following op-ed by Vice President Joe Biden appeared today in print in the Houston Chronicle. Biden: Background checks are key to gun safety Congress must not let the NRA…