Category: January 2014

During his time in the United States Congress, Bill Owens has been a forceful advocate for the people of New York.  Bill has helped create jobs and economic opportunity for hardworking North Country families and farmers.  And as a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he has protected the interests of our men and…

The Knesset, Jerusalem THE VICE PRESIDENT:  When a close-knit country like Israel, a country that has been tested as much as Israel, loses a man like Prime Minister Sharon, it doesn’t just feel like the loss of a leader, it feels like a death in the family.  And many of my fellow Americans, some of…

President’s Residence Jerusalem VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Thank you, Mr. President.  As I was telling the Prime Minister and the Speaker today, I consider you among one of the fewer than a handful of men in the world who possess not just great experience but genuine wisdom.  And you know and I say to your friends…

Oval Office 3:17 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Let me say it’s a great pleasure to welcome my friend, Prime Minister Rajoy, to the Oval Office.  We have had occasion to work together on a wide range of international issues, and obviously the cooperation reflects the incredible alliance and friendship between our countries that has lasted…

This morning President Obama spoke by phone with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to discuss progress on the bilateral agenda the two leaders set when they met in May 2013.  The President congratulated President Peña Nieto on the important reforms he has undertaken in his first year in office. The President noted he is looking…

Ten years ago, Danielle Gray put a promising legal career on hold to join my campaign for the U.S. Senate – and I will always be grateful that she did.  Over the past decade, I’ve come to rely on Danielle’s brilliant legal mind, her mastery of complex policy, her sense of humor, her fundamental decency,…

George Miller has proudly represented the people of California in Congress for nearly 40 years, and he has spent his career fighting to grow and strengthen the middle class.  Because of his tireless efforts, our air and water are cleaner, our workers’ rights are better protected,  more young people can afford to go to college,…

I am pleased that the Senate has confirmed Judge Robert Wilkins to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.  Judge Wilkins spent a decade as a public defender, providing legal representation to individuals who could not afford an attorney, as well as eight years in private practice.  His accomplishments…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2012, vice Elizabeth A. Duke, resigned. Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors…

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2014   President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the State of Israel to Attend the State Funeral of Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the State of Israel to attend…