TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: I transmit herewith, for Senate advice and consent to ratification, the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Montenegro. This Protocol was signed in Brussels on May 19,…
Archive: June 27, 2016
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:45 P.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ: A full house. I’m sorry to keep you waiting. That’s the last thing I’d like to do on this Monday afternoon. But I actually don’t have any announcements at…
USAID announces dedication of up to $27 million in funding to directly support Let Girls Learn; Peace Corps expands Let Girls Learn Liberia with 51 new Peace Corps Trainees and 23 Peace Corps Response Volunteers In March 2015, the President…
I am pleased to see the Supreme Court protect women’s rights and health today. As the brief filed by the Solicitor General makes clear and as the Court affirmed today, these restrictions harm women’s health and place an unconstitutional obstacle…
Obama Administration announces winners of $150 million in TechHire Partnership grants, including $126 million for at-risk and disadvantaged young Americans Today, Vice President Biden and Department of Labor Secretary Perez announced the release of $150 million in Department of Labor…
East Room 4:42 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello! (Applause.) Everybody, have a seat. Everybody, have a seat. Oliver is upset — (laughter) — that Mom is up here and he’s not. Now, if you want to bring Oliver up here,…
I commend the District of Columbia, Mayor Muriel Bowser, and the Council of the District of Columbia for raising the District’s minimum wage. Since my first call to raise the wage in 2013, 18 states and D.C. have taken action…
Peace Corps Training Center Kakata, Liberia 3:02 P.M. GMT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you to Carrie, Becky. To all of the volunteers and staff here at the — from Liberia. But I want to start where Carrie ended — with the…
R.S. Caulfield School Unificationtown, Liberia 6:32 P.M. GMT MRS. OBAMA: First of all, let me just say how impressed I am with all of you, not just the types of stories you’ve told, but the way you did it —…
