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Archive: December 4, 2014

NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY, 2014 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japanese planes thundered over Hawaii, dropping bombs in an…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room See below for a follow up to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing. *The President has viewed the video of the interaction between police officers and Eric Garner on Staten…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama, Vice President Biden, and the First Lady will join college presidents and other education leaders from around the nation at the second White House College Opportunity Day of Action, where organizations will announce over…

Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to congratulate him on the formation of a new government and to discuss Ukraine’s financial and energy situation, as well as developments in eastern Ukraine. The Vice President noted…

The United States is deeply concerned by continued reports of human rights abuses in The Gambia.  Since October, the Government of The Gambia has denied access to UN Special Rapporteurs investigating reports of torture and extrajudicial execution, targeted individuals for…

On Thursday, December 4, 2014, the President signed into law: H.J. Res. 129, which provides that the first regular session of the 114th Congress will begin at noon on Tuesday, January 6, 2015; H.R. 4067, which requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Gilbert Cisneros – Member, Advisory Committee on the Arts for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Brodi L.…

Ronald Reagan Building Washington, D.C.    12:17 P.M. EST   THE PRESIDENT:Hello!Thank you so much.Thank you!(Applause.)Please, please have a seat.Thank you so much.   First of all, can everybody please give Chionque a big round of applause for her great…

Ronald Reagan Building Washington, D.C.    2:36 P.M. EST   MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you all so much.  Thank you.  Well, you guys rest yourselves.  You’ve been very busy.  (Laughter.)  You’re being spoken to a lot.  I hear…

Ellipse 6:12 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Merry Christmas, everybody!  (Applause.)  We saw this party going on out back and we thought we’d join you. I want to thank Secretary Jewell for not only the introduction but for all that you…