Category: Jun2013

The President today made additional disaster assistance available to the State of New Jersey by authorizing an increase in the level of federal funding for Public Assistance projects undertaken in the State of New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy during the period of October 26 to November 8, 2012. Under the President’s major…

On Tuesday, June 25, 2013, the President signed into law: H.R. 475, which expands the list of vaccines covered under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services by adding all seasonal influenza vaccines to the list of vaccines on which a Federal excise tax of 75 cents…

This morning, the President spoke with President Karzai of Afghanistan as a part of their regular consultations.  They discussed a range of issues, including the transition of operational lead from coalition to Afghan security forces earlier this month, the importance of Afghan-led reconciliation efforts, preparations for Afghanistan’s 2014 elections, and the negotiation of a Bilateral…

Georgetown University Washington, D.C. 1:45 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you!  (Applause.)  Thank you, Georgetown!  Thank you so much.  Everybody, please be seated.  And my first announcement today is that you should all take off your jackets.  (Laughter.)  I’m going to do the same.  (Applause.)  It’s not that sexy, now.  (Laughter.) It is good to…

Washington, DC – The White House today announced that Maria Cristina “MC” González Noguera will be joining the staff as Special Assistant to the President and Communications Director to the First Lady, replacing Kristina Schake who will be leaving the White House for a position in the private sector.  Ms. Gonzalez will start in the…

The President was briefed this afternoon by Secretary Lew and Principal Deputy Commissioner Werfel on today’s report. The President appreciates the effort put into reviewing operations within the IRS, and most importantly, making sure that agency moves quickly to restore the public’s trust. As the President has made clear, the misconduct identified in last month’s…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Denise Campbell Bauer, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belgium. Morrell John Berry, of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Australia. James Walter Brewster, Jr., of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary…

This afternoon, the President met in the Roosevelt Room at the White House with CEOs, business owners and entrepreneurs to discuss the economic benefits of fixing our broken immigration system.  The President and business representatives discussed their shared belief that achieving immigration reform holds meaningful economic promise for the United States, creating a fair playing…

President Obama spoke by phone yesterday with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey.  The President and Prime Minister discussed developments in Syria, including the regime’s use of chemical weapons against its own people, our shared commitment to pursuing a political solution, the need to provide additional support to the Syrian Coalition and the Supreme Military Council…