East Room 2:41 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hey! (Applause.) Everybody, have a seat. You guys have been through this before. You know what to do. (Laughter.) Sit down. So there’s an old saying: You can’t win all the time. (Laughter.) …
Archive: May 10, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Blair Anderson – Under Secretary for Policy, Department of Transportation Carol Z. Perez – Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, Department…
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Attend the Closing Ceremony of the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Jill Biden will lead the delegation as part of the 5th Anniversary of Joining Forces. …
Building codes set the baseline for the safe design and construction of our homes, schools, and workplaces, providing the minimum requirements to adequately safeguard the health, safety and welfare of building occupants. The impacts of climate change – including hotter…
The President will travel to Vietnam and Japan May 21-28, on what will be his tenth trip to Asia. This trip will highlight the President’s ongoing commitment to the U.S. Rebalance to Asia and the Pacific, designed to increase U.S.…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:16 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Let me do a couple of announcements at the top before getting to your questions. The first is that, as you all know, today the President…
