Category: July 2012

Oval Office Please see below for a correction (marked with an asterisk*).  10:24 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  Hope you guys are all staying cool.  Well, listen, I just wanted to welcome these outstanding leaders to the Oval Office.  I want to in particular acknowledge Congressman Howard Berman and Senator Barbara Boxer, who have…

Private Residence McLean, Virginia 6:46 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  Well, it is good to be with all of you.  And I just want to say to Earl and Amanda, thank you so much for opening up your beautiful home.  They have been great supports for a very long time. And I want…

Private Residence McLean, VA 6:46 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Well, it is good to be with all of you. And I just want to say to Earl and Amanda, thank you so much for opening up your beautiful home. They have been great supports for a very long time. And I want to thank…

WASHINGTON – Today, as part of his We Can’t Wait initiative, President Obama announced that the Atlanta Regional Multimodal Passenger Terminal project will be expedited as a nationally and regionally significant infrastructure project, shaving up to a year off the review timeline for the project. The Atlanta Regional Multimodal Passenger Terminal Project joins the Port…

On Friday, July 27, 2012, the President signed into law: S. 2165, the “United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012,” which enhances security cooperation between the United States and Israel, and for other purposes.

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia and ordered Federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms and straight-line winds during the period of June 29 to July 1, 2012. Federal funding is available to commonwealth and eligible local governments and…

The President met earlier today in the Oval Office with Ambassador Ryan Crocker to receive an update on the situation in Afghanistan and to thank the Ambassador for his superb leadership of the United States’ efforts in Afghanistan over the past year.  Ambassador Crocker has served at a critical time, and thanks to his work,…

Cabinet Room 2:24 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Well, this is a good opportunity for me to bring my Cabinet together to thank them for the extraordinary work that they’re doing on a whole range of fronts. You’ve got Tom Vilsack working very hard to make sure that farmers and ranchers are getting help at a…

National Security Advisor Tom Donilon had a positive and productive visit to Japan on July 26, where he met with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and other senior officials to discuss U.S. – Japan cooperation in a range of fields.  In his meetings, Mr. Donilon underscored the strategic importance of the U.S. – Japan alliance and…

On Thursday, July 26, 2012, the President signed into law: H.R. 3001, the “Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act,” which provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust; and S. 2009, the “Insular Areas Act of 2011,” which amends the Compact…