CATEGORY: March 2012


Remarks by the President at the Joplin High School Commencement

Missouri Southern State University Joplin, Missouri 8:40 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you, everybody.  Please have a seat.  A few people I want to acknowledge.  First of all, you have an outstanding governor in Jay Nixon, and we are proud of all the work that he’s done.   I want to acknowledge Senator Claire McCaskill who is here.  (Applause.)  Representative... [Read more]

WEEKLY ADDRESS: Passing the Buffett Rule so that Everyone Pays Their Fair Share

WASHINGTON, DC— In this week’s address, President Obama calls on Congress to pass the Buffett Rule, a principle of fairness that ensures that millionaires and billionaires do not pay less in taxes as a share of their income than middle class families pay.  The President believes our system must ask the wealthiest to pay their fair share, while protecting 98 percent of Americans from seeing their... [Read more]

Remarks by the First Lady at Coast Guard Cutter Ceremony

Alameda Coast Guard Station Alameda, California 10:26 A.M. PST MRS. OBAMA:  Hooray!  (Applause.)  Rest.  Goodness.  This is very exciting. Good morning, everyone. AUDIENCE:  Good morning! MRS. OBAMA:  Oh, you all are troopers.  (Laughter.)  Way to go.  I’m proud of you all for making it through this day.  This is very exciting. I want to thank Captain Cashin for that introduction and... [Read more]

Remarks by the First Lady at the Kids Choice Awards

Galen Center Los Angeles, California 5:50 P.M. PST MRS. OBAMA:  Hello everyone!  (Applause.)  I am so thrilled to be here with all of you tonight. I’m here because I have always felt an obligation to give back; to lift up others the way that my parents, my teachers and mentors lifted me.  And that’s something that our next honoree believes too.  And it’s not just something she talks... [Read more]

Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 4281

On Friday, March 30, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 4281, the “Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012,” which provides funding for programs funded from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the period April 1, 2012, through June 30, 2012; and extends the authority to make expenditures from the HTF for HTF-financed programs through June 30, 2012.  Read More →

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

Today the President made the determination required under Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 regarding the supply of petroleum and petroleum products from countries other than Iran. The analysis contained in the Energy Information Administration’s report of February 29, 2012, indicates that the oil market became increasingly tight over the... [Read more]

Background Conference Call on Presidential Determination Required Pursuant to Section 1245 of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act

Via Conference Call 2:25 P.M. EDT MR. VIETOR:  Hey, everybody, thanks for getting on.  We are doing a call, as the advisory said, to talk about the section of the NDAA that has to do with Iran sanctions.  You should have the determination from us — and now we’re going to do a background call as senior administration officials to walk people through what that means and what it says. And... [Read more]

Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event

Sheraton Burlington Hotel Burlington, Vermont 1:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, everybody.  (Applause.)  Oh, it is good to be in Vermont.  I had to come here because Michelle got such a reception here — (applause) — and everybody was saying how popular she was and how much money she had raised and how everybody loved her and — (laughter) — I was starting to feel a... [Read more]

President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to Dakar, Senegal to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency President-elect Macky Sall

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Dakar, Senegal to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency President-elect Macky Sall on April 2, 2012. The Honorable Daniel W. Yohannes, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, will lead the delegation. Members of the Presidential Delegation: The Honorable Lewis Lukens, United States Ambassador to Senegal... [Read more]

Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event

University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont 2:25 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Vermont!  (Applause.)  Thank you!  (Applause.)  Oh, this is a good crowd here in Vermont!  (Applause.)  It is good to be at UVM — go Catamounts!  (Applause.)  It is good to be in Vermont.  (Applause.) Now, out of all 50 states, Vermont has gone the longest without a presidential visit.  (Applause.)  The... [Read more]

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