Letter from the President — FY 2015 Budget Amendments
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2014 Dear Mr. Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed Fiscal…
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden
The Administration’s Fiscal Year 2015 Overseas Contingency Operations budget request to Congress builds on the President’s West Point Speech to seek the resources necessary to build, facilitate and strengthen the…
Statement by the Press Secretary
Today, Massachusetts joins a growing coalition of states that have taken up the President’s call to increase wages and ensure no American working full-time has to support a family in…
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Christopher Hart – Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board John W. Leslie,…
Readout of the Vice President’s Meetings on Unaccompanied Minors and Immigration Reform
Today, the Vice President met with faith leaders and refugee advocates for a roundtable discussion on the influx of unaccompanied minors migrating to the southwest border of the United States.…
President Obama Nominates Four to Serve on the United States District Courts
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Judge Madeline Cox Arleo, Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III, Robert Lee Pitman, and Robert William Schroeder III to serve on the United States…
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Madeline Cox Arleo, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, vice Dennis M. Cavanaugh, retired. Amos L.…
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Christopher A. Hart, of Colorado, to be Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term of two years, vice Deborah A.P. Hersman, resigned.…
Statement by the Vice President on the Passing of Howard Baker
Jill and I were saddened to hear of the passing of our friend, former Ambassador, White House Chief of Staff and Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker. And our hearts go…
Statement by the President on the Passing of Howard Baker
Michelle and I were saddened to hear about the passing of Howard Baker. Howard was many things over the course of his career – from Senate Majority Leader, to White…