U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 3:57 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Everybody, please, have a seat. Thank you, Karen, for the kind introduction. A couple of people I want to introduce,…
Archive: November 13, 2013
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Mark Gilbert, of the District of Columbia, to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Independent State of Samoa. Timothy G. Massad, of…
I just want to thank all of the outstanding legislators who are here and advocates. This is something that will save children’s lives. Some people may know that Malia actually has a peanut allergy. She doesn’t have asthma, but obviously…
Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the people of the Philippines as they mourn so many loved ones and neighbors lost in the awful destruction of Typhoon Haiyan. Here in the United States, we’re offering our support to…
On Wednesday, November 13, 2013, the President signed into law: H.R. 2094, the “School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act,” which includes in the statutory authorization for certain asthma-related grants a funding preference for States that require schools to: maintain epinephrine…
H.R. 3302, which designates the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Bay Pines, Florida, as the C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
This morning, President Obama, Vice President Biden and senior Administration officials met with faith leaders in the Oval Office to discuss the importance of taking action to pass commonsense immigration reform. The faith leaders from across the country who attended…
The President and President Hollande spoke today as part of their ongoing discussions on shared security interests, including recent developments related to Iran. The United States and France are in full agreement regarding the P5+1’s unified proposal to Iran and…
Today, the United States designated Nigeria-based groups Boko Haram and Ansaru as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. In the last several years, Boko Haram and Ansaru have been responsible for thousands of deaths in northeast and central…
WASHINGTON, DC – Vice President Joe Biden announced today that Bruce Reed is departing as his Chief of Staff and that he has tapped senior aide Steve Ricchetti to succeed him. Mr. Ricchetti has served as Counselor to the Vice…
