Category: Jul2015

The President spoke by phone today with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel to discuss the agreement among the P5+1, the European Union, and Iran on a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding Iran’s nuclear program. He noted that the JCPOA will verifiably prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon while ensuring the peaceful nature…

Via Telephone ** Please see below for an addendum, marked with an asterisk. 8:45 A.M. EDT MR. PRICE:  Good morning, everyone, and thanks for hopping on today’s call.  We wanted to pull this call together to discuss the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action announced in Vienna earlier today. We are doing this call on background.…

The President spoke today with Crown Prince Mohammed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The President shared details of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding Iran’s nuclear program agreed to among the P5+1, the European Union, and Iran. In discussing the details of the JCPOA, the President affirmed that…

The President spoke today with King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia. The President offered his personal condolences over the passing of Prince Saud al-Faisal. He shared details of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding Iran’s nuclear program agreed to among the P5+1, the European Union, and Iran. In discussing the details of…

State Floor **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 7:02 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Today, after two years of negotiations, the United States, together with our international partners, has achieved something that decades of animosity has not — a comprehensive, long-term deal with Iran that will prevent it from obtaining a nuclear…

The W Hotel Washington, D.C. 11:23 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Hey!  (Applause.)  Look at you all!  Are you excited?  (Applause.)  Well, rest yourselves. AUDIENCE MEMBER:  We love you! MRS. OBAMA:  I love you.  I’m so proud.  I’m so thrilled to be here today for this year’s Girl Up Leadership Summit!  Look at you all!  (Applause.)…

Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4:54 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, NAACP!  (Applause.)  Ah, it’s good to be back.  (Applause.)  How you all doing today?  (Applause.)  You doing fine? AUDIENCE:  Yes! THE PRESIDENT:  You look fine.  (Applause.)  All right, everybody have a seat.  I got some stuff to say.  (Applause.)  I’ve got some stuff to…

Empowering All Americans as We Age Today, the President will host the White House Conference on Aging, which focuses on the issues facing Americans as they plan for retirement, care for older loved ones, and work to improve our quality of life as we age.  One of the most critical components of middle-class life in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Barack Obama granted commutations of sentence to 46 individuals. Jerry Allen Bailey – Charlotte, NC Offense: Conspiracy to violate narcotics laws (crack) (Western District of North Carolina) Sentence: 360 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release (Apr. 2, 1996) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on November 10, 2015. Shauna…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Anthony Rosario Coscia, of New Jersey, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.  (Reappointment) Matthew Rhett Jeppson, of Florida, to be Director of the Mint for a term of five years, vice Edmund C. Moy, resigned. Derek Tai-Ching Kan, of California,…