Remarks by the First Lady at a Let’s Move! WebMD/YMCA Forum
Homestead YMCA Homestead, Florida 4:10 P.M. EST MS. WARD: Yay! Yes, great crowd. Very good, very good. All right. Yay! This is great. Well, Mrs. Obama, we’d like to start…
FACT SHEET: Women’s Preventive Services and Religious Institutions
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, most health insurance plans will cover women’s preventive services, including contraception, without charging a co-pay or deductible beginning in August, 2012. This new law…
Statement by President Obama upon Signing the Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012
This bill gives our nation’s law enforcement expanded authority to combat illicit drug trafficking on our Northern and Southern Borders and being able to sign it next to my friend…
Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 3801
On Friday, February 10, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 3801, the “Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012,” which defines the term “aircraft” for purposes of determining violations…
MONDAY: President Obama to Award 2011 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal
On Monday, February 13, 2012 at 1:45 PM ET, President Obama will award the 2011 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal in the East Room. The First Lady…
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: William P. Doyle – Commissioner, Federal Maritime Commission Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr.…
Remarks by the President on the Housing Settlement
Room 430 Eisenhower Executive Office Building 12:28 P.M. E THE PRESIDENT: All right, good afternoon, everybody. Before I start, I just want to introduce the folks on stage here, because…
Remarks by the First Lady at “Let’s Move” Event — Des Moines, IA
Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa 11:17 A.M. CST MRS. OBAMA: This is so cool. Hey! (Applause.) Well, hello, everybody! It’s great to be here in Iowa! (Applause.) Happy birthday…
Remarks by the President on No Child Left Behind Flexibility
East Room 1:57 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Please have a seat, have a seat. Thank you so much. Well, hello, everybody, and welcome to the White House. I want to…
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Monti of Italy after Bilateral Meeting
Oval Office 3:30 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, hello, everybody. Benvenuto. I want to welcome Prime Minister Monti to the White House for his first visit. I had the opportunity…