Remarks by the First Lady and Dr. Biden Discussing Military Spouse Employment at National Governors Association Annual Meeting
State Dining Room 10:49 A.M. EST DR. BIDEN: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, David, and thank you all for coming. It was great to see you all here last night…
Remarks by the President at National Governors Association Meeting
State Dining Room 11:30 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Please, everybody have a seat. Have a seat. Thank you, Joe, for the outstanding…
Statement by the Press Secretary
The President welcomes today’s news that TransCanada plans to build a pipeline to bring crude oil from Cushing, Oklahoma, to the Gulf of Mexico. As the President made clear in…
President Obama Challenges Governors to Invest in Education
White House Releases Education Blueprint: An Economy Built to Last Today, President Obama delivered remarks to the National Governors Association (NGA) where he challenged governors across the nation to do…
Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 1162
On Monday, February 27, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 1162, which conveys and declares certain specified acres (including those within Olympic National Park) in the State of Washington…
Remarks by the President and Governor Dave Heineman of Nebraska in an Exchange of Toasts at the 2012 Governors’ Dinner
State Dining Room 7:18 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, everybody. Welcome to the White House. (Laughter.) Did I hear an “aloha” back there? Yes. (Laughter.) All right, Neil. (Laughter.)…
WEEKLY ADDRESS: An All-Of-The-Above Approach to American Energy
WASHINGTON, DC—In this week’s address, President Obama spoke to the American people about the importance of taking an all-of-the-above approach to addressing our nation’s energy challenges. With only 2% of…
Statement by the President on Yemen’s Transition to President Abdo Rabo Mansour Hadi
Just over one year ago, thousands of men and women gathered in city squares across Yemen to demand a government that was responsive to their democratic aspirations. The determination and…
Readout of the President’s Call with General Allen
This afternoon, President Obama called General John Allen, Commander of U.S. Forces and the NATO International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, to discuss the ongoing violence in Afghanistan and the…
United States withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, shifts responsibility to Special Ops
With the United States withdrawing its forces much faster than usual from Afghanistan almost one year earlier, the strategy has shifted now to the deployment of Green Berets in the…