South Court Auditorium 3:35 P.M EDT THE PRESIDENT: All right, everybody please have a seat. I just wanted to stop by and congratulate Maria on officially being sworn in as the head of the SBA. I want to thank all…
Archive: April 7, 2014
Bladensburg High School Bladensburg, Maryland 11:35 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Mustangs! (Applause.) Fantastic. Well, everybody have a seat. Have a seat. Thank you, Leah, for the great introduction. Give Leah a big round of applause. Yay! (Applause.) Meeting young…
Today the Senate acted in a bipartisan way to reinstate emergency unemployment insurance for 2.3 million Americans who depend on it as they search for work. As I’ve said time and again, Washington needs to put politics aside and help…
On Monday, April 7, 2014, the President signed into law: H.R. 4275, the “Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act,” which amends the funding rules for multiple employer defined benefit pension plans offered by cooperative associations and charities; and…
Earlier this afternoon, the President met with Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Commander-in-Chief William A. “Bill” Thien and Executive Director Bob Wallace in the Oval Office. The President started the meeting by reiterating his thoughts and prayers are with the…
Washington, D.C. – Today, the White House announced that the first America’s PrepareAthon! national day of action will take place April 30, 2014. America’s PrepareAthon! is a nationwide, community-based campaign to increase emergency preparedness and resilience through participation in hazard-specific…
This afternoon President Obama met with the inaugural members of the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE) at the White House, along with Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, the PAGE Chair. Established by the Department of Commerce, PAGE is a…
“Let’s do more to help the entrepreneurs and small business owners who create most new jobs in America.” – President Barack Obama, State of the Union, January 28, 2014 Entrepreneurs play a critical role in expanding the economy and creating…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Steven H. Cohen, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2019. (Reappointment) Thomas P. Kelly III, of California,…
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President…
