8:40 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Please, please have a seat. Good evening, everyone. And welcome to the White House. Of all the freedoms we cherish as Americans, of all the rights that we hold sacred,…
Archive: August 10, 2012
Today, the President signed into law H.R. 5986, which includes key measures to bolster domestic manufacturing and strengthen our economic ties with sub-Saharan Africa and Central America. This bill also contains provisions to renew authorities under the Burma Freedom and…
This evening, the President will continue a White House tradition of hosting an Iftar celebrating Ramadan in the State Dining Room. This is the fourth Iftar hosted by the President. The Iftar is the meal that breaks the day of…
On Friday, August 10, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 1369, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service in Hartshorne, Oklahoma, as the Warren Lindley Post Office; H.R. 1560, which amends current law…
Progress Toward a World without Violence Against Women and Girls Today, President Obama issued an Executive Order on Preventing and Responding to Violence Against Women and Girls Globally to further enhance the Administration’s efforts to advance the rights and status…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:34 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for being here. It’s good to be back in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room. I always forget the middle initial. Jim Brady is…
