I’m pleased that with tonight’s vote in the Senate, for the first time in years, both parties in both houses of Congress have come together to pass a budget. It’s a budget that unwinds some of the damaging sequester cuts…
Category: Statement and Releases
Today, the President and the Vice President met with executives from leading tech companies in the Roosevelt Room. The group discussed a number of issues of shared importance to the federal government and the tech sector, including the progress being…
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of Presidential Delegations to the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russian Federation. Presidential Delegation to the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games The…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Eric Rosenbach – Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense, Department of Defense Darci L. Vetter – Chief Agricultural Negotiator, with the…
NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2020. (Reappointment)
Jim Matheson has proudly represented the people of Utah for more than twelve years in the United States Congress. He has been a forceful advocate of our nation’s veterans and worked to strengthen our economy through his support of key…
I am pleased the Senate has confirmed Jeh Johnson as our next Secretary of Homeland Security with broad bipartisan support. In Jeh, our dedicated homeland security professionals will have a strong leader with a deep understanding of the threats we…
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Eligibility of the Gulf Cooperation Council to Receive Defense Articles and Defense Services under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act Pursuant to the authority vested in me…
National Security Advisor Susan Rice and Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken, along with senior officials from the Departments of State and Treasury, hosted Israeli National Security Advisor Yossi Cohen and other Israeli officials for meetings at the White House…
Miguel Rodriguez has served in my Administration from day one. After a tour with Secretary Clinton at the State Department, he joined my staff in October 2011 before agreeing to serve as my Director of Legislative Affairs earlier this year. …
