President Obama Signs New Jersey Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Jersey and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by…
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Bring Jobs Home Act
The President believes we must attract and keep good jobs in the U.S. by rewarding companies who bring jobs back to America. That’s why he called on Congress to pass…
Op-ed by President Obama: Taking the Cyberattack Threat Seriously
The full text of the op-ed by President Barack Obama is printed below. The piece will be published tomorrow in The Wall Street Journal and can be found HERE. Taking…
Remarks by the First Lady at a Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties Announcement
Lenfest Police Athletic League Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 12:28 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you all so much. (Applause.) Thank you. You all, please, rest yourselves. (Applause.) I guess standing is…
Remarks by the President Honoring the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Champion Baylor Lady Bears
East Room 2:31 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Hello! (Applause.) Thank you. Everybody please have a seat. Welcome to the White House, everybody. And congratulations to the Baylor Lady…
Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event
Sheraton Birmingham Hotel Birmingham, Alabama 5:10 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Oh, whoa! (Applause.) This is a good crowd. You all are fired up. (Applause.) Let me thank you all. Thank…
Notice — Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Transnational Criminal Organizations
NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SIGNIFICANT TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS On July 24, 2011, by Executive Order 13581, I declared…
Message — Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Transnational Criminal Organizations
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within the 90-day…
First Lady Michelle Obama Joins Local Elected Officials From Across the Country to Announce Public and Private Sector Commitments to Getting Our Kids Healthier
PHILADELPHIA – First Lady Michelle Obama joined Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and local elected officials from across the country today to announce public and private sector commitments…
Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 3902 and S. 2061
On Wednesday, July 18, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 3902, the “District of Columbia Special Election Reform Act,” which amends the District of Columbia Code to revise the…