Remarks by The First Lady at Let’s Move! Campout on The South Lawn
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…
Remarks by President Obama and President Rousseff of Brazil in Joint Press Conference
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…
Remarks by The First Lady at Reach Higher Champions of Change Event
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…
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Ned Price on Terrorist Attack in Cairo
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…
Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 2146, H.R. 1295
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.…
Readout of the President’s Call with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom
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,…
Remarks by the President at Signing of the Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act and the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015
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 —…
Remarks by The First Lady at More Magazine Impact Awards
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…
Readout of the President’s Call with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany
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…
WEEKLY ADDRESS: The Affordable Care Act is Here to Stay
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…