11:27 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Please be seated. Welcome to the White House. Nearly 100 years ago, a 16-year-old kid from the Midwest named Frank Buckles headed to Europe’s Western Front. An ambulance driver, he carried the…
Archive: June 2, 2015
East Room 2:26 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you so much, Zin Mar, for your introduction and for your example and your commitment to build a free and open press in Myanmar, and all the hope that you…
On Tuesday, June 02, 2015, the President signed into law: H.R. 2048, the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015” or the “USA FREEDOM Act of 2015,” which reforms and extends…
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Washington, DC * 3:30 PM – The First Lady will welcome students from across the country who participate in the ten Let’s Move! sub-initiative programs to harvest the White House Kitchen Garden. In 2009, Mrs. Obama planted…
For the past eighteen months, I have called for reforms that better safeguard the privacy and civil liberties of the American people while ensuring our national security officials retain tools important to keeping Americans safe. That is why, today, I…
Marie Therese Dominguez, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, vice Cynthia L. Quarterman, resigned. Sarah Elizabeth Feinberg, of West Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, vice Joseph…
Later this week, there will be services to honor the life of Beau Biden. These services will be open to the public. On Thursday, Beau will lie in honor at Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware between 1:00 PM – 5:00…
As part of the continued effort to combat antibiotic resistance, today the Obama Administration is convening a “White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship” to bring together key human and animal health constituencies involved in antibiotic stewardship—the development, promotion, and implementation…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:56 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I appreciate you venturing out to the White House on a rainy Tuesday. It’s nice to see you all. I don’t have anything at the top,…
