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WASHINGTON, DC—In this week’s address, President Obama urged Congress to act to avoid a series of harmful and automatic cuts—called a sequester—from going into effect that would hurt our economy…
THE PRESIDENT: In the years between the world wars, a young married couple in Italy packed up what few belongings that they had and boarded a boat for a new…
At a governors’ dinner at the White House, President Obama praised the governors for their work while also reiterating that “we’ve got more work to do”. With Congress deadlocked over…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Raymond T. Chen and Todd M. Hughes to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. ” Raymond T. Chen and…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Raymond T. Chen, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, vice Richard Linn, retired. Todd M. Hughes, of the District…
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Please have a seat. Mark, thank you for that introduction. I thought he was going to talk about my gray hair. (Laughter.) It is…
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. Xavier, thank you for that very gracious introduction and your outstanding leadership. Let me begin by saying that…
WASHINGTON, DC – White House Domestic Policy Council (DPC) Director Cecilia Muñoz, Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Janet Napolitano, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Alan Bersin and Acting Associate Attorney…
THE PRESIDENT: Well, good afternoon, everybody. Ken Salazar likes to say that the Department of the Interior is actually the Department of America. Other members of my Cabinet may not…
The United States commends the Government of Bulgaria for its professional and comprehensive investigation into the barbaric July 18, 2012 terrorist attack in Burgas. Today, following a thorough review of…