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Archive: August 7, 2015

Oval Office 12:05 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Well, first of all, over the last six years, the American people have worked really hard to bounce back from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.  We got jobs numbers today,…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Missouri and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period May…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  1:18 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Happy Friday.   Q    Yes! Q    Finally. MR. EARNEST:  Let me do a short statement, Mark, and then we’ll go to your questions. Today…

On Friday, August 7, 2015, the President signed into law: H.R. 1138, the “Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act,” which designates three new wilderness areas (encompassing about 275,665 acres) in Idaho as components of the National…