President and the Vice President at Luau for Members of Congress and their families
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Welcome to the White House. It’s my great honor to introduce the folks behind me here. But I just was telling the President on the way over,…
President on the Importance of Passing a Historic Energy Bill, 6/25/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Hey, guys. Good afternoon. Right now, the House of Representatives is moving towards a vote of historic proportions on a piece of legislation that will open the door…
President and First Lady at a “United We Serve” Service Event, June 25, 2009
MRS. OBAMA: Well, thank you everybody. Thank you, Michael. I want to thank Colonel Laura Richardson, the Ft. McNair Base Commander, for her service and for helping make this day…
Remarks by the President after meeting with members of Congress to discuss immigration
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. We have just finished what I consider to be a very productive meeting on one of the most critical issues that I think this nation faces,…
President In ABC “Prescription For America” Town Hall On Health Care, 6-24-09
Q Good evening. Diane and I are delighted that you could join us this evening. We are going to be talking about what will be the number one subject for…
Remarks by the President after meeting with Governors Granholm, Douglas, Doyle, Rounds, and Gregoire to discuss health care
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I just wanted to thank the governors that are represented here today — Governor Rounds, Gregoire, Douglas, Granholm, and Doyle. They are representative of the bipartisan group…
Remarks by President Obama and President Bachelet of Chile after meeting
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to thank President Bachelet for taking the time to visit with me today. We had a chance to get to know each other at the…
Press Conference by the President, 6-23-09
12:30 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Good afternoon, everybody. Today, I want to start by addressing three issues, and then I’ll take your questions. First, I’d like to say…
President at the signing of the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act
THE PRESIDENT: Please, everybody, have a seat — have a seat. I am thrilled to be here for what is I think an extraordinary accomplishment by this Congress, a bill…
Remarks by the President on the Medicare Part D “Doughnut Hole” and AARP Endorsement
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Well, first of all, I want to thank Barry Rand for the introduction, but also AARP, the organization he so ably represents, for coming together with…