Category: Jun2014

National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met yesterday with Foreign Secretary Subramanyam Jaishankar of India at the White House. During their meeting, Ambassador Rice and Foreign Secretary Jaishankar discussed ongoing efforts to implement the bilateral partnership that the President and Indian Prime Minister Modi articulated in January in New Delhi.  They also discussed regional developments…

Oval Office 11:05 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, I want to welcome back to the Oval Office President Bachelet.  She is my second favorite Michelle.  (Laughter.)  And I’m very much pleased to see her again.  We had the opportunity to work together when I first came into office.  Since that time, President Bachelet has been…

Rose Garden 3:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  One year ago this month, senators of both parties –- with support from the business, labor, law enforcement, faith communities –- came together to pass a commonsense immigration bill. Independent experts said that bill would strengthen our borders, grow our economy, shrink our deficits.  As…

Department of Veterans Affairs Washington, D.C. 4:34 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Please be seated.  Let me start by thanking Acting Secretary Gibson for welcoming us here today.  I am pleased to be joined by our Vice President, Joe Biden, from leaders across this department, and our many partners, particularly representatives from our…

East Room 5:40 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  (Applause.)  Well, I want to thank Jim and Patrick.  First of all, I think they supported me in my state Senate campaign.  (Laughter.)  Those were some early supporters, and we might not be here if it hadn’t been for them.  Congratulations on finally tying the knot…

Dear Mr. Speaker:    (Senator Reid:)  (Senator McConnell:) (Representative Pelosi:) I am writing to update you on my Administration’s efforts to address the urgent humanitarian situation in the Río Grande Valley areas of our Nation’s Southwest border, and to request that the Congress support the new tools and resources we need to implement a unified,…

Collective bargaining is a fundamental right that helped build America’s middle class. The ability of public servants to collectively bargain is crucial to ensuring both a fair day’s pay for a hard day’s work and the high quality service citizens expect and deserve from their government. For almost 40 years, the Supreme Court has held…

On Monday, June 30, 2014, the President signed into law: H.R. 316, the “Collinsville Renewable Energy Production Act,” which provides for the reinstatement and transfer of specified hydroelectric project construction licenses to the Town of Canton, Connecticut; S. 1044, the “World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2013,” which directs the Secretary of the Interior…

On behalf of the American people I extend my deepest and heartfelt condolences to the families of Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar, and Naftali Fraenkel – who held Israeli and American citizenship. As a father, I cannot imagine the indescribable pain that the parents of these teenage boys are experiencing.  The United States condemns in the…

TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE June 30, 2014 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) As I previously reported on June 16, 2014, U.S. Armed Forces personnel have deployed to Iraq to provide support and security for U.S.…