TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 10, 2016 Dear Mr. Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Budget amendments for national security activities at…
Archive: November 10, 2016
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:18 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all, including some familiar faces. (Laughter.) I do not have any announcements at the top so we can go straight to your…
South Portico 2:27 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Welcome to the White House, and give it up for the World Champion, Cleveland Cavaliers! (Applause.) That’s right, I said “World Champion” and “Cleveland” in the same sentence. (Applause.) That’s…
Oval Office 12:36 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I just had the opportunity to have an excellent conversation with President-elect Trump. It was wide-ranging. We talked about some of the organizational issues in setting up the White House. We talked…
This afternoon, Vice President Biden met with Vice President-elect Pence in the Vice President’s West Wing office. They spoke about their time working together in Congress and their friendship dating back many years. The Vice President talked with the Vice…
The Vice President spoke with His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman earlier today. The Vice President thanked the Sultan for his continued leadership in seeking to defuse regional tensions and advance a political and security settlement…
The peaceful transfer of power is a bedrock principle of our democracy. The President was grateful for the time and care put into the 2008 transition by President Bush’s Administration. That is why he directed his team last year to…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:18 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all, including some familiar faces. (Laughter.) I do not have any announcements at the top so we can go straight to your…
AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION With great potential to prepare our young people for the world they will inherit and lead, education provides…
GET SMART ABOUT ANTIBIOTICS WEEK, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Since their discovery nearly nine decades ago, antibiotics have transformed the world of modern medicine. They…
