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Archive: May 20, 2014

East Room 3:00 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Yay!  (Applause.)  Yes!  We’re going to have a show!  (Applause.)  Thank you all so much.  Rest yourselves.  I am beyond thrilled to welcome you all here today for the first ever White House…

Roosevelt Room 11:05 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  For the press, I just want to point out these are some outstanding companies, all of whom are investing in the United States, are representing major companies that see the U.S. as a…

Otopeni Military Airbase Bucharest, Romania 3:31 P.M. (Local) THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Let me begin by saying, Mr. Minister, thank you, and it’s very hot in here.  I was supposed to — I was told it was going to be cooler…

TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: I transmit herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to its ratification, the Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Poland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation…

On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, the President signed into law: H.R. 3627, the “Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act of 2013,” which provides for increased penalties for individuals who commit domestic assault and have at least two previous convictions for assault,…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Geoffrey W. Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the District of Vermont, vice William K. Sessions, III, retiring.

  Washington, D.C. –The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) will expand its successful Turnaround Arts initiative, a program designed to help turn around low-performing schools, narrow the achievement gap, and increase student engagement through the arts,…

Attached is a new report by the White House and Department of Commerce: Winning Business Investment in the United States”. The report can also be found HERE. President Obama announces second-ever SelectUSA Summit to be held in Spring 2015 At…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:13 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here on yet another beautiful spring day — or so it seems.  I don’t have any announcements at the top,…

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ORGAN MOUNTAINS-DESERT PEAKS NATIONAL MONUMENT – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION In southern New Mexico, surrounding the city of Las Cruces in the Río Grande’s…