NATIONAL COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. This…
AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For more than 130 years, the devoted women and men of the American Red…
READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a Nation, one of our greatest responsibilities is to ensure every American child…
IRISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The vibrant culture and rich heritage of the Irish people shaped many of the earliest…
NATIONAL CONSUMER PROTECTION WEEK, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As Americans, we believe that our destiny is written by us — not for us — and…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:55 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I apologize for the delayed start to today’s briefing. Let’s go right to your questions. Nancy, do you want to get us started? Nice to see…
Today, President Obama met with African American civil rights and faith leaders to provide an update on the Administration’s priorities as described in the State of the Union. The meeting was also an opportunity to have a dialogue with the…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Mary Barzee Flores and Julien Xavier Neals to serve on the United States District Courts. “I am honored to put forward these highly qualified candidates for the federal bench,” President Obama said. “They…
America had a breakthrough year in 2014, and the President is using middle class economics – the simple idea that anybody who works hard and plays by the rules should be able to get ahead – to ensure more Americans…
Mary Barzee Flores, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, vice Robin S. Rosenbaum, elevated. Julien Xavier Neals, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey,…
