James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:25 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Mercifully, it’s Friday. And it’s nice to see all of you. I did come bearing a week ahead, which we’ll do at the end. I don’t…
Archive: December 12, 2014
On Friday, December 12, 2014, the President signed into law: H.J. Res. 130, which provides fiscal year 2015 appropriations for projects and activities of the Federal Government through Saturday, December 13, 2014.
Last December, when a political conflict erupted into violence in South Sudan, the hope and optimism the world felt with the founding of the new nation in 2011 was overtaken by images of bloodshed and grief. Instead of seeing the…
The President will host President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico at the White House on Tuesday, January 6. The visit follows President Obama’s trip to Mexico in February 2014 to Toluca, Mexico and his May 2013 visit to Mexico City;…
Today, President Obama met in the Oval Office with Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdalaziz Al Saud, the Saudi Minister of Interior, to discuss countering terrorist threats and consult on regional security issues. Praising Saudi Arabia’s contributions to the global…
Roosevelt Room 1:58 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Let me start by saying a few words about the bill that was passed last night to keep the government open and make sure that our agencies are funded until the fall of…
Brookings Institute Washington, D.C. 1:14 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everyone. Good afternoon. Thank you all. Rest yourselves. You’ve been doing a lot of wonderful work. I don’t want you to get tired giving me a…
