President Obama Signs Maryland Disaster Declaration
Today, the President declared a major disaster in the State of Maryland and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a snowstorm…
Readout of President Obama’s Call With Franklin Regional Senior High School Principal Ron Suvak
This afternoon aboard Air Force One, the President called Franklin Regional Senior High School Principal Ron Suvak to express his deepest sympathies for the senseless act that took place on…
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: William D. Adams, of Maine, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities for a term of four years, vice James A. Leach,…
Readout of the President’s Call with Chancellor Merkel of Germany
President Obama spoke today with Chancellor Merkel about the concerning situation in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists, apparently with support from Moscow, continue an orchestrated campaign of incitement and sabotage…
Obama asked to abandon deportation review, Republicans send a letter
With Obama requesting for a review in order to make the deportation process more humane, the Republicans have different ideas – they want him to abandon the review altogether. In…
Remarks by the President at Fort Hood Memorial Service
Fort Hood Killeen, Texas 2:06 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: In our lives — in our joys and in our sorrows — we’ve learned that there is “a time for every…
Remarks by the President at Joint DCCC/DSCC Dinner
Private Residence Houston, Texas 6:56 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Everybody sit down. Have a seat. Have a seat. Thank you. Well,…
Statement by the President
Today, Senate Republicans overwhelmingly blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act – preventing it from even receiving an honest debate, let alone a simple yes-or-no vote. The Paycheck Fairness Act is commonsense…
Readout of the Vice President’s Meetings on Workforce Development and Job-Driven Training
As part of Vice President Biden’s ongoing work to improve America’s training programs, the Vice President hosted a conference call today with National Governors Association (NGA) leadership to discuss workforce…
Remarks by the President on Equal Pay for Equal Work
East Room 11:58 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) All right. Well, thanks to my friend, Lilly Ledbetter, not only for that introduction but for fighting for a…