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Archive: January 5, 2016

East Room 11:43 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you, everybody.  Please have a seat.  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much. Mark, I want to thank you for your introduction.  I still remember the first…

Steve Israel has spent more than two decades serving the people of Long Island and fighting for working families. During his eight terms in Congress, he has fought to expand economic opportunity, deliver on America’s promise of equality, honor our commitments…

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…

Following President Obama’s March 2012 call to strengthen federal efforts to combat human trafficking, we – as agencies of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF) – have brought together leaders from government, the…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:25 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  It’s nice to see you all.  I think you all made note of the President’s remarks in the East Room today about the executive actions that…