Category: February 2012

VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Well, thank you all for being here.  And it’s an honor to welcome Vice President Xi, along with the entire Chinese delegation. I told Vice President Xi, his visit to Iowa tomorrow will assure him more delegates than I got the last time I was there.  (Laughter.)  And, Mr. Vice President, this…

Northland Church Longwood, Florida 10:17 A.M. EST MRS. OBAMA:  Good morning!  Oh, you rest yourselves.  (Laughter.)  I know you’ve been through a lot this morning — a little dancing, a little working out.  So you need a little rest. (Laughter.) But I want to thank you all so much.  I am beyond thrilled to be…

ESPN Wide World of Sports Walt Disney World Orlando, Florida 2:25 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA:  Oh, my gosh!  You guys be careful!  (Applause.)  Oh, wow!  It sounds like you all are having some good fun out here!  (Applause.) You know, I am happy to be here.  We are celebrating the second anniversary of “Let’s Move.” …

WASHINGTON, DC—In this week’s address, President Obama urged Congress to quickly pass the payroll tax cut extension to prevent a tax hike on 160 million hardworking Americans who are still recovering from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.  This is not the time for a self-inflicted wound on the recovery or placing an…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:15 P.M. EST Q    Here we go. THE PRESIDENT:  Here we go. Q    Here he is. THE PRESIDENT:  Here I am. Q    “Hello, everybody.” THE PRESIDENT:  That was pretty good. Q    I’ve been working on that. THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  (Laughter.)  I was actually going to say good morning. …

Kleberg/Rylie Recreation Center Dallas, Texas 11:20 A.M. CST MRS. OBAMA:  Wow!  Wasn’t that fun? AUDIENCE:  Yes!  (Applause.) MRS. OBAMA:  I think the point in our decision is that when you’ve got great chefs paired with kids that are enthusiastic, and you’ve got schools that care, everybody is a winner.  I think every single one of…

Homestead YMCA Homestead, Florida 4:10 P.M. EST MS. WARD: Yay! Yes, great crowd. Very good, very good. All right. Yay! This is great. Well, Mrs. Obama, we’d like to start acknowledging your amazing displays of strength and agility recently, when you competed against Jimmy Fallon and Ellen DeGeneres. (Laughter.) I hope you all saw that.…

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, most health insurance plans will cover women’s preventive services, including contraception, without charging a co-pay or deductible beginning in August, 2012.  This new law will save money for millions of Americans and ensure Americans nationwide get the high-quality care they need to stay healthy. Today, President Obama will announce…

This bill gives our nation’s law enforcement expanded authority to combat illicit drug trafficking on our Northern and Southern Borders and being able to sign it next to my friend Gabby Giffords gives me enormous pride.  She has spent her career fighting for the safety of the people of Arizona and the fact that it…

On Friday, February 10, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 3801, the “Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012,” which defines the term “aircraft” for purposes of determining violations under Federal aviation smuggling laws; and specifies that the definition includes “ultralight aircraft.”