Vice President Biden spoke with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras today to congratulate Greece in advance of Greek Independence Day celebrations at the White House tomorrow. The Vice President expressed appreciation for the valuable role Greece continues to play as a…
Category: Statement and Releases
Tonight aboard Air Force One, the President convened a conference call with Department of Defense and FBI leadership to receive an update on the shooting at Fort Hood. He commended the military personnel, first responders, and medical staff who responded…
President Obama applauds Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio for the remarkable work accomplished this week in New York, where lawmakers delivered a major victory on early childhood education for middle class families and those working to get into the middle…
Today, the President declared a major disaster in the State of Washington and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by flooding and mudslides beginning on March 22, 2014, and continuing. This…
To build real, lasting economic security for the middle class, the President and Democrats in Congress have a plan to grow our economy from the middle out, not the top down, and create more opportunities for every hardworking American to…
As part of the Administration’s ongoing efforts to help Americans obtain the skills they need to acquire good middle class jobs, Vice President Biden dropped by a meeting today with a group of business executives from leading information technology companies.…
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: On January 31, 2014, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell certified under section 8 of the Fisherman’s Protective Act of 1967 (the “Pelly Amendment”)(22 U.S.C. 1978), that nationals of Iceland are conducting trade…
On Tuesday, April 1, 2014, the President signed into law: H.R. 4302, the “Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014,” which averts cuts to Medicare physician payments that will go into effect on April 1, 2014, under the current-law “sustainable…
The President welcomes today’s congressional action to finalize an assistance package for Ukraine. This legislation will allow us to provide crucial support to Ukraine through loan guarantees that will facilitate access to needed financing to Ukraine as it takes essential…
Today, the President declared a major disaster in the State of North Carolina and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe winter storm during the period of March 6-7, 2014.…
