Oval Office 2:42 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Happy New Year, everybody. Before the New Year, I mentioned that I had given the charge to my Attorney General, FBI Director, Deputy Director at the ATF, and personnel at my White House…
Archive: January 4, 2016
Gun violence has taken a heartbreaking toll on too many communities across the country. Over the past decade in America, more than 100,000 people have been killed as a result of gun violence—and millions more have been the victim of…
For more than 40 years, Jim McDermott has worked tirelessly on behalf of the people of Washington State. As a state legislator, he helped pass laws that offered healthcare to unemployed and low-income Washingtonians, the first such program in the…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Mississippi 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…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 12:58 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome back. I’m glad the New Year has you in a good spirit and you can…
