Oval Office 3:06 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: It is a great pleasure to welcome some outstanding legislators and advocates on behalf of an issue that should always be bipartisan, and that is making sure that we have the most energy-efficient…
Archive: April 30, 2015
Anacostia Neighborhood Library Anacostia, Washington, D.C. 11:11 A.M. EDT OSMAN: Good morning, everyone. My name is Osman Yaya, and I’m a 6th grade student at Bennett Middle School in Salisbury, Maryland. Welcome to the White House and Discovery Education’s Of…
Whitney Museum New York, New York MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everyone. Good morning — is it still morning? (Laughter.) Let me just say, it is a privilege for me to be here today in this beautiful new…
National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice Remarks at the Arab American Institute’s Annual Kahlil Gibran Gala Washington, D.C. Wednesday, April 29, 2015 As Prepared Good evening everyone. It’s wonderful to be back at the Kahlil Gibran Gala. I had the…
The Mandarin Oriental Washington, D.C. 7:24 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: As I was being introduced, I was thinking, Barbi, that I was — I had already been here a total of 12 years before you were founded. (Laughter.) Oh,…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and ordered federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by the severe winter storms, snowstorms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides during the…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Julie Helene Becker to serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. “Throughout her career Julie Helene Becker has shown unwavering integrity and an outstanding commitment to public service,” said President…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Patricia Nelson Limerick, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018, vice Robert S. Martin, term expired. Gayle Smith, of Ohio, to be…
On Thursday, April 30, 2015, the President signed into law: S. 535, the “Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015,” which specifies various Federal actions to increase energy and water efficiency in commercial buildings and adjusts a Department of Energy efficiency…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Gayle E. Smith as Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. President Obama said, “Today, I am proud to nominate Gayle E. Smith as our next Administrator…
