President Obama urges Congress to meet its deadlines and responsibilities, protect the middle class from an income tax hike, and lay the groundwork for future progress on more economic growth and deficit reduction.
Category: Speeches and Remarks
5:52 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. For the past couple of months, I’ve been working with leaders of both parties to try and forge an agreement that would grow our economy and shrink the deficit — a balanced…
Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii 4:17 P.M. HST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. First of all, we want to say Merry Christmas to everybody. AUDIENCE: Merry Christmas!…
*** Photo available here: http://bit.ly/V1RGvv *** Via Telephone 12:04 P.M. HAST MRS. OBAMA: Hello? CHILD: Hello! MRS. OBAMA: Hi, this is Michelle Obama, the First Lady. Who am I talking to? JAKE: Jake and Ryan…
In this week’s address, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, and thank our brave troops and their families for their service. The President and First Lady ask the American people to…
National Cathedral Washington, D.C. 11:50 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: To Irene, Ken, Jennifer, Danny’s friends and former colleagues, it is an extraordinary honor to be here with you in this magnificent place to pay tribute to a man who would…
Roosevelt Room 1:40 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. When I took office, our nation was engaged in two wars, and al Qaeda was entrenched in their safe havens. Many of our alliances were frayed, and America’s standing in…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 5:34 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Over the last few weeks I’ve been working with leaders of both parties on a proposal to get our deficit under control, avoid tax cuts —…
Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Room 208 1:17 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Let me start by thanking — I look around this table, and I’ve worked with — excluding the Cabinet and administration officials, I’ve worked some of you for…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:02 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. It’s now been five days since the heartbreaking tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut; three days since we gathered as a nation to pray for…
