James S. Brady Press Briefing Room **Please see below for corrections, marked with an asterisk. 12:48 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: So with the — Q I’ve got enough. (Laughter.) MR. EARNEST: With that out of the way —…
Archive: February 5, 2016
Five years ago, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) entered into force. This historic agreement limits both the United States and Russia to no more than 1,550 deployed warheads and caps both sides at no more than 700 deployed…
Monday, February 8th The White House –This year, the theme of Black History Month at the White House is “Honoring the Past While Celebrating the Present; 7 Years of Living African American History.” As part of this celebration, First Lady…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:31 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: TGIF, everybody. I wanted to stop by, because as you’re aware by now, America’s businesses created another 158,000 jobs last month. After reaching 10 percent in 2009, the unemployment…
The President today spoke by phone with President Xi Jinping of China to coordinate efforts in responding to North Korea’s January 6 nuclear test. Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Both…
Thirteen years ago tomorrow, four first ladies in Africa came together and declared an International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). They knew that by targeting and holding back girls, this practice harms and holds back entire…
The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of Louisiana and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions in the area affected by flooding during the period of December 28,…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Arkansas 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 of December…
