Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: Judith M. Davenport, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January…
Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate
NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: Deirdre M. Daly, of Connecticut, to be United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut for the term of four years, vice David B. Fein,…
Statement by the Press Secretary
We are pleased Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have come together around an agreement to extend emergency unemployment benefits for the more than 2 million Americans who have been…
Readout of the Vice President’s Meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk
The Vice President met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk this morning at the White House. The Vice President commended the Prime Minister for the Ukrainian government’s commitment to move…
Readout of the President’s Meeting with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Leadership
The President met with Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Ruben Hinojosa, CHC Immigration Task Force Chair Luis Gutierrez, and Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus Xavier Becerra in the Oval Office…
Remarks by the President On Overtime Pay
East Room 2:27 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody, thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Please. Thank you, guys. Please have a seat. Well, welcome to the White…
Statement of G-7 Leaders on Ukraine
We, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission, call on…
President Obama Signs South Carolina Disaster Declaration
Today, the President declared a major disaster in the State of South Carolina and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a…
Message to the Congress — Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Iran
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…
Notice to the Congress — Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Iran
NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IRAN On March 15, 1995, by Executive Order 12957, the President declared a national…