Category: April 2012

4:28 P.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you!  (Applause.)  You all are fired up.  (Applause.)  First of all, just let me say thank you.  Thank you so much.  I am thrilled to be with all of you today, really thrilled. I want to just share with you — as you can all imagine — this state…

NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For more than three decades, advocates from every corner of America have worked to reinforce rights, services, and support for victims of crime. Our Nation stands stronger for their efforts. Today,…

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the “order”) that takes additional steps with respect to the national emergencies declared in Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995, and relied on for…

NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For more than three decades, advocates from every corner of America have worked to reinforce rights, services, and support for victims of crime. Our Nation stands stronger for their efforts. Today,…

Stopping the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike In his State of the Union Address, President Obama laid out a blueprint for an economy built to last—an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers, and a renewal of American values. The President has worked tirelessly to get our economy growing again, but…

I congratulate Taur Matan Ruak on his victory in Timor-Leste’s presidential election and the people of Timor-Leste for successfully participating in a peaceful, free, and transparent election.  I also recognize with deep appreciation President José Ramos Horta for his close friendship with the United States during his presidency, and look forward to continuing that productive…

I applaud the initiatives that Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have announced to further combat sexual assault in the military.  The men and women of the United States military deserve an environment that is free from the threat of sexual assault, and…

Washington, D.C. 10:00 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everyone.  It is a great honor to be with you here today.  Of course, it is a truly humbling moment to be introduced by Elie Wiesel.  Along with Sara Bloomfield, the outstanding director here, we just spent some time among the exhibits, and this is now…

East Room 2:42 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Please, everybody, have a seat.  Have a seat.  Good afternoon.  Now, I heard last year, with this trophy on the line, Jon Davis said, “You don’t get to meet the President every day.”  Today, you do.  (Laughter.) Congratulations to the Fighting Falcons on winning their second straight and…

WASHINGTON, DC—In this week’s address, President Obama called on Congress to act before student loan interest rates double for more than 7.4 million students, adding an average of $1000 to their debt. Having a college education has never been more important, but it’s also never been more expensive.  While the Obama administration has taken historic…