South Court Auditorium 1:12 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you all so much. (Applause.) Thank you all. Rest yourselves. Good afternoon, everyone. And welcome to the White House. Yay! (Applause.) It’s still kind of exciting, right? I still love to…
Archive: September 16, 2015
Business Roundtable Headquarters Washington, D.C. 11:24 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Randall, and thank you to everybody here at the Business Roundtable for having me today. I’m just going to say a few words and then hopefully spend…
Today, the President called California Governor Jerry Brown to receive an update on the recent wildfires and express his concern about the devastating impacts on the state of California and its citizens. He expressed his gratitude for the brave firefighters,…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Robert McKinnon Califf, of South Carolina, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services, vice Margaret A. Hamburg, resigned. Eduardo Castell, of New York, to be a Member of the…
The United States today announced over $89 million in new humanitarian aid to help people affected by the ongoing conflict in Yemen, where escalating violence has left 80 percent of the country’s population in need of urgent aid. This new…
President Obama on November 9, 2015 will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. The President looks forward to discussing with the Prime Minister regional security issues, including implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to…
President Obama called Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull of Australia yesterday. President Obama thanked Tony Abbott for his strong support and contribution to the U.S.-Australia bilateral relationship and for his partnership on a number of issues of mutual concern. He…
President Obama called Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore yesterday to congratulate him and his party on their recent electoral success. The President underscored his admiration for Singapore’s achievements, particularly this year as Singapore celebrates its 50th birthday. President…
Administration Announcing More than $120 Million to Scale Up Clean Energy in 24 States President Obama and Vice President Biden are committed to promoting smart, simple, low-cost technologies to help America transition to cleaner and more distributed energy sources, help…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:26 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: All right. Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. Before we get to your questions, let me do a quick announcement. President Obama, on November 9,…
