Remarks by the President Before Cabinet Meeting
Cabinet Room 5:19 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: This is my Cabinet. And we’re going to be discussing the impacts, potentially, of a shutdown and how all of these various agencies…
Statement by the President
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 5:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Of all the responsibilities the Constitution endows to Congress, two should be fairly simple: pass a…
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Dana J. Hyde, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation, vice Daniel W. Yohannes. Mark E. Lopes, of Arizona, to be United…
President Obama Announces Another Key Administration Post
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Lanhee J. Chen – Member, Social Security Advisory Board President Obama…
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Alan Cohen – Member, Social Security Advisory Board The President also…
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Lanhee J. Chen, of California, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2018, vice Mark J.…
Readout of the President’s Calls to the Congressional Leadership
This evening, the President placed separate calls to Senate Majority Leader Reid, Senate Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Boehner and Democratic Leader Pelosi. The President made clear that Congress has two…
President Obama Signs New Mexico Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Mexico and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by…
Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 1412, H.R. 3092 and H.R. 3210
On Monday, September 30, 2013, the President signed into law: H.R. 1412, the “Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2013,” which extends certain expiring authorities affecting veterans and…
President Obama gets “tough” on coal power plants, standards apply only to new ones
President Obama will now implement tough requirements for new coal-based power plants imposing strict limits on the amount of pollution that these plants are said to emit, and which affect…