NATIONAL GRANDPARENTS DAY, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Across America, grandparents are loving pillars of comfort and support. After a lifetime of giving back to their…
Archive: September 10, 2015
NATIONAL HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS WEEK, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Our higher education system is one of the crown jewels of our Nation, and investing in…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room ** Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 12:52 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I do not have any announcements to make at the top, so we can go…
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President…
NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN TERRORIST ATTACKS Consistent with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency…
Combined Total of $79 Million through Partnership with New York County DA’s Office NEW YORK, NY – Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch today announced $41 million in grant awards to 20 jurisdictions to eliminate or…
The USNS Comfort, a U.S. Navy hospital ship, will be docking in Haiti on Friday, September 11th. The United States has invited the Cuban Ambassador in Port-au-Prince and five Cuban medical workers to tour the ship and witness its capabilities.…
The President today spoke with over 500 rabbis from the four major American Jewish religious denominations to mark Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown on September 13. In addition to wishing the Rabbis and their congregations…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Representative Barbara Lee – Representative of the United States to the Seventieth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Cassandra Q. Butts, of the District of Columbia, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventieth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Barbara Lee, of California, to…
