Category: Jun2014

National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met yesterday with Foreign Secretary Subramanyam Jaishankar of India at the White House. During their meeting, Ambassador Rice and Foreign Secretary Jaishankar discussed ongoing…

Oval Office 11:05 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to welcome back to the Oval Office President Bachelet. She is my second favorite Michelle. (Laughter.) And I’m very much…

Rose Garden 3:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. One year ago this month, senators of both parties –- with support from the business, labor, law enforcement, faith communities…

Department of Veterans Affairs Washington, D.C. 4:34 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Please be seated. Let me start by thanking Acting Secretary Gibson for welcoming us here today.…

East Room 5:40 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Well, I want to thank Jim and Patrick. First of all, I think they supported me in my state Senate…

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Senator Reid:) (Senator McConnell:) (Representative Pelosi:) I am writing to update you on my Administration’s efforts to address the urgent humanitarian situation in the Río Grande Valley…

Collective bargaining is a fundamental right that helped build America’s middle class. The ability of public servants to collectively bargain is crucial to ensuring both a fair day’s pay for…

On Monday, June 30, 2014, the President signed into law: H.R. 316, the “Collinsville Renewable Energy Production Act,” which provides for the reinstatement and transfer of specified hydroelectric project construction…

On behalf of the American people I extend my deepest and heartfelt condolences to the families of Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar, and Naftali Fraenkel – who held Israeli and American…

TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE June 30, 2014 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear…