EXECUTIVE ORDER ——- ESTABLISHING THE ADVISORY BOARD ON TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND WORKER HEALTH By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Carl Levin and Howard P.…
Archive: June 25, 2015
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room *Please see below for an addendum to the transcript, marked with asterisks. 1:48 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. Let me do some quick remarks at the top,…
Two years ago, President Obama announced the ConnectED Initiative, setting an ambitious goal to provide 99 percent of American students with access to next-generation broadband in their classrooms and libraries by 2018. Since that time, the public and private sectors…
On Monday, July 20, President Obama will host Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House. The visit will underscore the United States’ longstanding friendship with Nigeria, our commitment to strengthening and expanding our partnership with Nigeria’s new government, and…
The Court’s decision affirms that the Fair Housing Act enables Americans to challenge not only laws, policies, and practices that are intentionally discriminatory, but also those that have an unjustified discriminatory effect. Too many Americans are victims of more subtle…
I applaud the Democrats and Republicans in Congress who came together to give the United States the chance to negotiate strong, high-standard agreements for free and fair trade that protect American workers and give our businesses the opportunity to compete.…
Today, Vice President Biden met with Mongolian Prime Minister Chimed Saikhanbileg at the White House. In the meeting, the Vice President congratulated Mongolia on twenty-five years of democracy. The Vice President thanked Mongolia for its important contributions to Afghanistan and…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Nebraska and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period…
After nearly a century of work, after decades of trying, after a year of sustained debate, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010. Since then, health reform has become the law of the land and after…
The Vice President and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff spoke by phone this afternoon to review preparations for her June 29th-30th visit to Washington. The Vice President conveyed that President Obama’s invitation was a reflection of our commitment to deliver on…
