Category: Speeches

South Lawn 4:36 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Great job, Aniyah! (Applause.) Hey, guys. You ready for this? AUDIENCE: Yes! MRS. OBAMA: We are so excited to have you here. I’m not going to talk long because I really just wanted to formally welcome you to the White House. There it is. It’s right there. It…

East Room 12:11 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Please, have a seat.  Good morning, everybody — or good afternoon.  It is a great pleasure to welcome my partner and friend President Rousseff back to the White House.  Bemvindo.  This is another opportunity for me to reciprocate some of the extraordinary hospitality that Dilma and the people…

South Court Auditorium 1:12 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Hello, everyone!  How are you all doing?  Please rest yourselves. Let me start by thanking Jacob for that wonderful introduction and for sharing your story.  It is amazing.  It’s inspiring.  It is the reason why we do what we do.  Just hearing how you persevered and now…

The United States strongly condemns today’s terrorist attack in Cairo that killed Egyptian Prosecutor-General Hisham Barakat and injured at least nine others. We offer our condolences to the family of Mr. Barakat, those injured in the attack, and the Government and people of Egypt. The United States stands by Egypt at this difficult time, as…

On Monday, June 29, 2015, the President signed into law: H.R. 2146, the “Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act,” which Renews Trade Promotion Authority and for other purposes; and H.R. 1295, the “Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015,” which extends and amends several trade preference programs and Trade Adjustment Assistance, and for other purposes.

President Obama spoke with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom today to express condolences and to offer support in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attack in Sousse, Tunisia, last Friday, which killed a number of British citizens.  The two leaders reaffirmed their steadfast commitment to work together with our partners in Europe,…

East Room 2:10 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Well, welcome to the White House.  I thought we’d start off the week with something we should do more often — a truly bipartisan bill signing.  (Applause.) For six and a half years, we’ve worked to rescue the economy from the worst financial crisis since the…

The Newseum Washington, D.C. 12:52 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you so much.  (Applause.)  Thank you all.  Please, rest.  Well, good afternoon.  It is truly a pleasure to be here with all of you for the first ever More Impact Awards.  Yes!  (Laughter.) Let me start by thanking Robin for her wonderful introduction, and for…

The President spoke today with Chancellor Merkel of Germany regarding developments in Greece.  The two leaders agreed that it was critically important to make every effort to return to a path that will allow Greece to resume reforms and growth within the Eurozone. The leaders affirmed that their respective economic teams are carefully monitoring the…

WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President called the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act a victory for hardworking Americans across the country, whose lives are more secure because of this law.  The Affordable Care Act is working, and it is here to stay. So far more than 16 million uninsured Americans…