Statement by the President
The Maryland Legislature did the right thing for its workers today by increasing the state minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Maryland’s important action is a reminder that many states,…
Notice — Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Somalia
NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SOMALIA On April 12, 2010, by Executive Order 13536, I declared a national emergency…
Message — Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Somalia
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 90 days…
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Steven H. Cohen, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring…
Readout of the President’s Meeting with the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship
This afternoon President Obama met with the inaugural members of the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE) at the White House, along with Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, the PAGE…
White House Announces America’s PrepareAthon!: First National Day of Action, April 30
Washington, D.C. – Today, the White House announced that the first America’s PrepareAthon! national day of action will take place April 30, 2014. America’s PrepareAthon! is a nationwide, community-based campaign…
Readout of the President’s Meeting with Leaders from Veterans of Foreign Wars
Earlier this afternoon, the President met with Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Commander-in-Chief William A. “Bill” Thien and Executive Director Bob Wallace in the Oval Office. The President started the…
Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 4275, S. 1557
On Monday, April 7, 2014, the President signed into law: H.R. 4275, the “Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act,” which amends the funding rules for multiple employer defined…
Statement by the President on the Senate Voting to Renew Unemployment Insurance
Today the Senate acted in a bipartisan way to reinstate emergency unemployment insurance for 2.3 million Americans who depend on it as they search for work. As I’ve said time…
Statement by the President on the 20th Commemoration of the Genocide in Rwanda
We join with the people of Rwanda in marking twenty years since the beginning of the genocide that took the lives of so many innocents and which shook the conscience…