Month: July 2014

East Room 3:18 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Hello! Hey! Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. Well, welcome to the White…

President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke again today by phone about the situation in Gaza. The President underscored the United States’ strong condemnation of Hamas’ rocket and tunnel attacks…

TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE July 27, 2014 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear…

As Muslims throughout the United States and around the world celebrate Eid-al-Fitr, Michelle and I extend our warmest wishes to them and their families. This last month has been a…

We extend our deepest and heartfelt condolences to all those who lost loved ones on board Air Algerie’s flight 5071. We appreciate the close cooperation among the United Nations as…

WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President continued his call for our nation to rally around an economic patriotism that says rather than protecting wasteful tax loopholes for…

The President spoke with Afghan presidential candidates Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani today to thank them for their leadership in reaching an agreement to form a national unity…

I applaud Members of Congress for passing the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act. Last year, in response to a “We the People” petition from consumers across our country,…

On Friday, July 25, 2014, the President signed into law: H.R. 255, which amends certain definitions in the Provo River Project Transfer Act; H.R. 272, which designates the Department of…

The Presidents of the United States, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador issued the following statement at the conclusion of their meeting at the White House on July 25, 2014: We…