MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Limiting the Use of Restrictive Housing by the Federal Government A growing body of evidence suggests that the overuse of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in…
Archive: February 29, 2016
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:53 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Let’s go to the questions. Kevin, do you want to start? Q Josh, can you talk a little bit about the White House’s assessment of how the ceasefire…
On Monday, February 29, 2016, the President signed into law: H.R. 487, which allows the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease or transfer certain lands; H.R. 890, which revises certain boundaries in the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System;…
Remarks by the President at Medal of Honor Presentation to Senior Chief Edward Byers, Jr., U.S. Navy
East Room 11:18 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, good morning, everyone. And welcome to the White House. The ethos — the creed — that guides every Navy SEAL says this: “I do not advertise the nature of my work, nor…
