President Obama Signs Kentucky Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and ordered Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe…
WEEKLY ADDRESS: A Bipartisan Approach to Strengthening the Economy
WASHINGTON– In this week’s address, President Obama discussed the urgency of Democrats and Republicans coming together to take a balanced approach to cutting the deficit to strengthen our economy and…
Statement on the President’s Call to Norwegian Prime Minister Stoltenberg
The President called Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg this afternoon to express personally and on behalf of the American people his deepest condolences for the dozens of innocent Norwegians killed…
Readout of President Obama’s Call with President Sarkozy of France
The President and President Sarkozy of France spoke by phone today as part of their ongoing consultations on shared U.S.-French strategic priorities. The two leaders reviewed the results of the…
Statement by the President on the death of General John M. Shalikashvhili
With the passing of General John M. Shalikashvili, the United States has lost a genuine soldier-statesman whose extraordinary life represented the promise of America and the limitless possibilities that are…
Remarks by the President at University of Maryland Town Hall Ritchie Coliseum University of Maryland College Park, Maryland
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Maryland! (Applause.) Hello! Nice to see you. Thank you so much. (Applause.) Everybody, please have a seat. I see some smart folks up there wore shorts. (Laughter.)…
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Key of New Zealand
PRESIDENT OBAMA: I want to welcome Prime Minister Keys to the Oval Office. We have had occasion to work together at various multilateral summits in Asia, and have always been…
President Obama Signs New Hampshire Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Hampshire and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by…
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Mary B. DeRosa, of the District of Columbia, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-sixth Session of the…
Statement by the President on Certification of Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Today, we have taken the final major step toward ending the discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law that undermines our military readiness and violates American principles of fairness and equality.…