Category: Apr2013

President Obama spoke by phone today with President Putin of Russia to convey his condolences on the tragic hospital fire outside of Moscow that killed dozens last week, and to reiterate his appreciation for the close cooperation that the United States has received from Russia on the Boston marathon attack.  The two Leaders discussed cooperation…

This afternoon, the President and the Vice President met with Latino leaders to discuss the upcoming trip to Mexico and Costa Rica. As this is the President’s fourth trip to Mexico and his sixth trip to the region, he noted that this is an important opportunity to reinforce the deep cultural, familial, and economic ties…

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. (Laughter.) How do you like my new entrance music? (Applause.) Rush Limbaugh warned you about this — second term, baby. (Laughter and applause.) We’re changing things around here a little bit. (Laughter.) Actually, my advisors were a little worried about the new rap entrance music. (Laughter.) They…

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thank you so much. (Applause.) Please, everybody have a seat. Well, it’s good to be back. Good morning, everybody, and thank you, Dr. Cicerone, for the kind introduction and the great work that you do. The good doctor was reminding me that the first time I came here, apparently…

MRS. OBAMA:  Good morning.  (Applause.)  Good morning, everyone.  Thanks so much.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Please, sit, rest.  Because we want you to do a lot of work today, so we don’t want you to wear yourselves out. It is a true pleasure to be here today.  I want to start by thanking Sergeant Hall for…

THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thanks.  Thank you.  Everybody, please have a seat. AUDIENCE:  Good afternoon. THE PRESIDENT:  Ray LaHood has said that being the Secretary of Transportation is the best job he ever had in public service.  And that’s fitting because Ray may be the best Secretary of Transportation that the nation’s ever had.…

Vice President Biden met this evening with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili at the Sedona Forum to discuss recent developments in Georgia and the continuation of Georgia’s democratic and economic reforms.  The Vice President encouraged Georgia’s presidency, government, and parliament to work constructively together in the months ahead to maintain positive momentum on Georgia’s path of…

WASHINGTON, DC— In this week’s address, President Obama said that because Republicans in Congress allowed a series of harmful, automatic budget cuts—called the sequester—to take effect, important programs like Head Start are now forced to reduce their services. After travelers were stuck for hours in airports and on planes this past week, members of Congress…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Kansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a snowstorm during the period of February 20-23, 2013. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a…

The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of North Dakota and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from flooding beginning on April 22, 2013, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate…