Category: 2015

Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4:54 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, NAACP!  (Applause.)  Ah, it’s good to be back.  (Applause.)  How you all doing today?  (Applause.)  You doing fine? AUDIENCE:  Yes! THE PRESIDENT:  You look fine.  (Applause.)  All right, everybody have a seat.  I got some stuff to say.  (Applause.)  I’ve got some stuff to…

Empowering All Americans as We Age Today, the President will host the White House Conference on Aging, which focuses on the issues facing Americans as they plan for retirement, care for older loved ones, and work to improve our quality of life as we age.  One of the most critical components of middle-class life in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Barack Obama granted commutations of sentence to 46 individuals. Jerry Allen Bailey – Charlotte, NC Offense: Conspiracy to violate narcotics laws (crack) (Western District of North Carolina) Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Apr. 2, 1996) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015. Shauna…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Anthony Rosario Coscia, of New Jersey, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.  (Reappointment) Matthew Rhett Jeppson, of Florida, to be Director of the Mint for a term of five years, vice Edmund C. Moy, resigned. Derek Tai-Ching Kan, of California,…

President Obama dropped by a meeting today between Vice President Biden and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk of Ukraine.  President Obama and Vice President Biden both expressed unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and underscored the U.S. commitment to maintaining sanctions on Russia until it fully implements its obligations under the Minsk agreements.  The…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Louisiana and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and flooding during the period of May 18 to June 20, 2015. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments…

East Room 11:12 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Everybody, please have a seat.  Welcome to the White House Conference on Aging, everybody.  And please give Vicki a big round of applause for the outstanding work she’s doing to help women and families prepare for retirement.  (Applause.)…

WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President discussed a new rule announced by his Administration earlier this week to make it easier for communities to implement the Fair Housing Act.  For nearly 50 years the Fair Housing Act has prohibited landlords from turning away tenants because of race, religion, sex, national origin, or…

On July 11, we join people of all faiths and nationalities in commemorating the Srebrenica genocide.  We mourn the loss of its more than 8,000 victims, and we honor the memory of those only now being laid to rest, and all those still missing. Twenty years ago, Srebrenica was overrun.  In the genocide that followed,…