East Room 4:59 P.M. EDT VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: Hello, folks! Welcome to the White House. Folks, my name is Joe Biden. I work for Barack Obama. (Applause.) And I have the great honor of introducing our next three guests. …
Archive: March 15, 2016
United States Capitol 12:06 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Speaker Ryan, members of Congress, thank you so much for having me here today. Taoiseach and Mrs. Kenny, leaders of Ireland and Northern Ireland, and the United Kingdom, honored guests, it is…
East Room 11:50 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Hey, everybody! (Applause.) Well, welcome to the White House. You guys, sit down, rest yourselves! (Laughter.) Well, I am so excited. I’ve heard you guys have been having a good time. Is that…
Oval Office 11:17 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: All right, well top of the morning to you. It is good to welcome back Taoiseach Kenny and the delegation from the Emerald Isle, from Ireland. It is not quite St. Patrick’s Day…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Walter David Counts, III, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, vice Robert A. Junell, retired. E. Scott Frost, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Judge Danny C. Reeves to serve on the United States Sentencing Commission. “Throughout his career, Judge Danny C. Reeves has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to justice,” said President Obama. “I am confident he…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Judge Walter David Counts, III, Judge E. Scott Frost, James Wesley Hendrix, Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez, Karen Gren Scholer, and Kathleen Marie Sweet to serve on the United States District Courts. “Throughout their…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Rebecca Ross Haywood to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. “Throughout her career, Rebecca Ross Haywood has shown unwavering integrity and an outstanding commitment to public service,”…
As President Obama said in his State of the Union address, we have sought ways to increase opportunity for Americans and improve the lives of the Cuban people, including by opening the door to increased travel and commerce between our…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Jersey and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe winter storm and snowstorm during the period of…
