Remarks by the President in Announcing the Clean Power Plan
East Room 2:15 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. Thank you. Well, good afternoon, everybody. AUDIENCE: Good afternoon. THE…
Weekly Address: Celebrating Fifty Years of Medicare and Medicaid
WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President celebrated the fiftieth birthdays of Medicare and Medicaid, which together have allowed millions to live longer and better lives. These programs…
Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 3236
On Friday, July 31, 2015, the President signed into law: H.R. 3236, the “Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015,” which extends through October 29, 2015,…
President Obama Signs Iowa Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Iowa and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by…
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Death of Mullah Mohammed Omar
The U.S. Intelligence Community assesses that Mullah Mohammed Omar, the former leader of the Afghan Taliban, is dead. While the exact circumstances of his death remain uncertain, it is clear…
Remarks by the President at Signing of the Extension of Highway Funding Bill
Oval Office 11:35 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, I am about to sign a three-month extension of our highway funding. And that’s a good thing, because if this wasn’t in…
FACT SHEET: The National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020
Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order releasing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020, detailing principles and priorities to guide our collective national work to address HIV in the…
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Robert Porter Jackson – Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana, Department…
President Obama Announces Another Key Administration Post
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Eric D. Eberhard – Member, Board of Trustees of the…
President Obama Nominates Seven to Serve on the United States District Courts
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, President Obama nominated Judge Susan Paradise Baxter, Inga S. Bernstein, Judge Gary Richard Brown, Judge Robert John Colville, Judge Marilyn Jean Horan, Judge Dax Eric López,…