Category: 2012
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Remarks by the President in Las Vegas, NV
Cheyenne Sports Complex Las Vegas, Nevada 2:05 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Nevada! (Applause.) It is great to be back in Vegas! (Applause.) It’s great to be here with your next senator, Shelley Berkley — (applause) — who’s going to join my great friend, Majority Leader Harry Reid, in fighting for the people of Nevada. …
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Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event
James L. Knight Center Miami, Florida 6:10 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Yes! (Applause.) Oh, Miami! Wow. Thank you so much! (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! MRS. OBAMA: Four more years, with your help. Oh, you guys make me feel so loved. (Applause.) But before I get started, given what…
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Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event, Boulder, CO
Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado 7:42 P.M. MDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! (Applause.) Are you fired up? AUDIENCE: Yes! THE PRESIDENT: Are you ready to go? AUDIENCE: Yes! THE PRESIDENT: You seem pretty fired up! (Applause.) It is good to be back in Colorado! (Applause.) Everybody, please give Savannah a big round of applause for…
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Letter — Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Sudan
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within the 90-day period prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the…
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Notice — Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Weapons of Mass Destruction
NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION On November 14, 1994, by Executive Order 12938, the President declared a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States posed…
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Letter — Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Weapons of Mass Destruction
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within the 90-day period prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the…
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Readout of the President’s Calls with State and Local Officials Responding to Sandy
Aboard Air Force One en route to Las Vegas, the President talked to New York Governor Cuomo about the recovery efforts underway in his state. The two will convene another call later tonight with other local officials. FEMA Administrator Fugate will also join the call. The President also convened conference calls with state and local…
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Remarks by the President and Governor Christie After Surveying Damage from Hurricane Sandy
Brigantine Marina Brigantine, New Jersey 4:38 P.M. EDT GOVERNOR CHRISTIE: Good afternoon, everybody. And thank you all for coming today. I want to thank the members who are here as well. And obviously, I want to thank the President. We spent a significant afternoon together surveying the damage up and down the New Jersey coastline;…
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President Obama Signs West Virginia Emergency Declaration
The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of West Virginia and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Sandy beginning on October 29, 2012, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to…
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President Obama Signs Virginia Emergency Declaration
The President today declared an emergency exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia and ordered federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Sandy beginning on October 26, 2012, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate…