2:55 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Good afternoon. Welcome to the White House. I’m going to be very brief, but I do want to start by recognizing a few people. First of all, a great friend…
Archive: May 17, 2011
12:17 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it is a great pleasure to welcome once again my good friend King Abdullah to the White House. The United States and Jordan have had a longstanding friendship, an extraordinary relationship of cooperation…
It is disappointing that at a time when oil companies are posting near record profits, Republican Leadership in the Senate led an effort to protect billions of dollars in tax breaks for the oil and gas industry that even oil…
On May 22, 2003, by Executive Order 13303, the President declared a national emergency protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and certain other property in which Iraq has an interest, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701‑1706). The President took…
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE May 17, 2011 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for…
1:22 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: All right. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I don’t have any announcements, so we’ll go straight to questions. Jim. Q Thank you, Jay. As the President prepares for this speech on the…
EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – BLOCKING PROPERTY OF SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,…
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE May 18, 2011 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.…
