Category: December 2011

Washington, D.C. 2:53 P.M. EST DR. NEWMAN:  Now, I’m Kurt Newman.  I’m the President and CEO here.  And we’re just thrilled to have Mrs. Obama with us.  We just had a wonderful tour to see a lot of the babies up in the neonatal intensive care nursery and on the intestinal rehab unit, and we…

WASHINGTON – President Obama today announced that Secretary John Bryson would join National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling as co-chair of the White House Office of Manufacturing Policy.  The Office of Manufacturing Policy is part of the National Economic Council in the White House and works across federal government agencies to coordinate the execution of…

Today a partisan group of Republicans in the Senate blocked our Ambassador to El Salvador from returning to her job, choosing instead to play politics with America’s national interests. Ambassador Aponte has served our nation with distinction over the past year, accumulating an impressive list of accomplishments that included negotiating a Partnership for Growth between…

National Building Museum Washington, D.C. 7:31 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Thank you very much.  (Applause.)  Good evening.  Thank you.  Thank you.  Everybody, please, have a seat. Good evening, everybody.  I just want to start by thanking all the folks who have joined us at the National Building Museum.  Let’s give it up for…

WASHINGTON— In this week’s address, President Obama told the American people that the United States succeeds when everyone gets a fair shot, does their fair share, and engages in fair play.  This is why the President nominated Richard Cordray to lead a new consumer-watchdog agency designed to protect families from being taken advantage of, but…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:40 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  A couple of days ago I said that we are in a make-or-break moment when it comes to America’s middle class.  We either have a country where everybody fends for themselves, or we create a country where everybody does their fair…

THE PRESIDENT:  Well, good evening, everybody.  Welcome to the White House.  Thank you all for joining us tonight to celebrate Hanukkah — even if we’re doing it a little bit early.  (Laughter.) I want to start by recognizing a few folks who are here.   The ambassador to the United States from Israel, Michael Oren, is…

WASHINGTON, DC – On Saturday, December 10, President Obama, Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden will attend the 112th edition of the annual Army vs. Navy football game at FedEx Field.  More information regarding their attendance will be released when it becomes available. In addition, on Wednesday, December 14th, President Obama and First Lady…

Today, the White House announced administrative and private sector actions that will help entrepreneurs grow their businesses and create jobs by increasing their access to capital and resources. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is moving forward with launching a $1 billion Early Stage Innovation Fund, originally announced as part of Startup America, which will…

Attached is the Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States.