Category: Sep2013

Oval Office 12:39 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it’s a pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Netanyahu back to the Oval Office. I think I’ve had the pleasure of hosting him…

Cabinet Room 5:19 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: This is my Cabinet. And we’re going to be discussing the impacts, potentially, of a shutdown and how all of these various agencies…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 5:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Of all the responsibilities the Constitution endows to Congress, two should be fairly simple: pass a…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Dana J. Hyde, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation, vice Daniel W. Yohannes. Mark E. Lopes, of Arizona, to be United…

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Lanhee J. Chen – Member, Social Security Advisory Board President Obama…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Alan Cohen – Member, Social Security Advisory Board The President also…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Lanhee J. Chen, of California, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2018, vice Mark J.…

This evening, the President placed separate calls to Senate Majority Leader Reid, Senate Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Boehner and Democratic Leader Pelosi. The President made clear that Congress has two…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Mexico and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by…

On Monday, September 30, 2013, the President signed into law: H.R. 1412, the “Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2013,” which extends certain expiring authorities affecting veterans and…