REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY ON WALMART AND OTHER AMERICAN COMPANIES MAKING HEALTHY CHANGES Walmart Neighborhood Market Springfield, Missouri 4:11 P.M. CST MRS. OBAMA: Thank you all so much. (Applause.) You all can rest yourselves.…
Archive: February 28, 2013
McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois 12:29 P.M. CST MRS. OBAMA: Isn’t this exciting? (Applause.) Oh my goodness. Thank you, Serena, Allyson, thanks to all the athletes. And let me just tell you, I wanted to take a moment before we got…
McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois 11:41 A.M. CST MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. I am thrilled to be here today as we launch Let’s Move Active Schools –- this unprecedented effort to bring physical education back…
Today, Republicans in the Senate faced a choice about how to grow our economy and reduce our deficit. And instead of closing a single tax loophole that benefits the well-off and well-connected, they chose to cut vital services for children,…
Mrs. Obama’s visit to a Springfield, MO Walmart highlights that what’s good for kids and good for family budgets can also be good for business Springfield, MO – As part of the celebration of the third anniversary of Let’s…
Mrs. Obama calls for school champions to sign up at LetsMoveSchools.org to help all students get active, sets ambitious goal of engaging 50,000 schools in the next five years and praises range of partners, including a $50 million investment from…
Today Congress put politics aside and voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. Eighteen years ago, I envisioned a world where women could live free from violence and abuse. Since VAWA first passed in 1994, we have seen a…
I was pleased to see the House of Representatives come together and vote to reauthorize and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act. Over more than two decades, this law has saved countless lives and transformed the way we treat victims…
The full text of the op-ed by First Lady Michelle Obama is printed below. The piece is published today in The Wall Street Journal and can be found HERE. The Business Case for Healthier Food Options By First Lady Michelle…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:56 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for being here. A couple of things I want to bring to your attention before I take your questions. First of all, you…
