Category: 2013

THE PRESIDENT:  Michelle and I just had a wonderful conversation with this group of moms and one aunt who have been working tirelessly out there on behalf of our mission, which is to make sure that everybody in America, regardless of where they live, their background, that they are able to get high-quality health care…

Today, President Obama met with his Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies — Richard Clarke, Michael Morell, Geoffrey Stone, Cass Sunstein and Peter Swire — to discuss the report they submitted to the President on December 13. This meeting offered President Obama an opportunity to hear directly from the group’s members and discuss the…

President Obama spoke by phone this morning with Chilean President-elect Michelle Bachelet to congratulate her on her victory in Chile’s second-round election on December 15.  The President expressed his desire to continue strengthening the relationship between the United States and Chile, building on the close partnership he enjoyed with President-elect Bachelet during her previous term,…

I’m pleased that with tonight’s vote in the Senate, for the first time in years, both parties in both houses of Congress have come together to pass a budget.  It’s a budget that unwinds some of the damaging sequester cuts that have harmed students and seniors and acted as headwinds our businesses had to fight. …

Today, the President and the Vice President met with executives from leading tech companies in the Roosevelt Room. The group discussed a number of issues of shared importance to the federal government and the tech sector, including the progress being made to improve performance and capacity issues with HeathCare.Gov.  The President also announced that Kurt…

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of Presidential Delegations to the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russian Federation. Presidential Delegation to the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games The Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russian Federation will be held…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Eric Rosenbach – Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense, Department of Defense Darci L. Vetter – Chief Agricultural Negotiator, with the rank of Ambassador, Office of the United States Trade Representative President Obama said, “I am…

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Elisebeth Collins Cook – Member, Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Mark McWatters – Member, National Credit Union Administration Board President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Elisebeth Collins Cook,…

NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2020.  (Reappointment)

Jim Matheson has proudly represented the people of Utah for more than twelve years in the United States Congress.  He has been a forceful advocate of our nation’s veterans and worked to strengthen our economy through his support of key trade agreements.  Michelle and I thank Congressman Matheson for his service and wish him, his…