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Archive: June 21, 2012

East Room 1:36 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you, everybody.  Thank you.  Everybody have a seat.  (Applause.)  Well, it is good to see all of you.  AUDIENCE MEMBER:  We love you! THE PRESIDENT:  I love you guys…

On Thursday, June 21, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 5883, which makes a technical correction in Public Law 112 108; and H.R. 5890, which corrects a citation in the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012.

Today, Vice President Biden, Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett and White House Advisor on Violence Against Women Lynn Rosenthal hosted an event to launch a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) about dating violence as part of the Vice President’s 1 is…

Last night I accepted the resignation of John Bryson as Secretary of the Department of Commerce.  I want to extend my deepest thanks and appreciation to John for his service over the past months, and wish him and his family…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:28 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the White House. Before I take your questions I just wanted to note that today the Department of Health and Human Services announced that 12.8…

TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE June 22, 2012 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides…

NOTICE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE WESTERN BALKANS On June 26, 2001, by Executive Order 13219, the President declared a national emergency with respect to the Western Balkans, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act…