Category: 2015

WASHINGTON, DC – En su mensaje semanal, el Presidente celebró la tradición de listas del cierre del año con su propia lista del resumen del año. El Presidente ofreció su resumen de la principales 10 cosas que ocurrieron en el del 2015, todos cuales nos deberían brindar optimismo para los prospectos del 2016. Este año…

The United States is disappointed that a referendum was called on short notice to amend the Rwandan constitution and introduce exceptions to term limits. While we commend the people of Rwanda for peacefully exercising their civic rights, we regret that the arrangements for the referendum failed to provide sufficient time and opportunity for political debate…

The White House – As part of the Joining Forces initiative, the First Lady will greet children of Gold Star families attending a special screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the White House Family Theater.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Barack Obama granted commutations of sentence to 95 individuals and pardons to two individuals. The President granted commutations of sentence to the following 95 individuals: Donald Allen – Lynn Haven, FL Offense:  Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; possession of…

The President spoke by phone today with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to discuss the current dispute between Turkey and Iraq over recent Turkish military moves in northern Iraq.  The President urged President Erdogan to take additional steps to deescalate tensions with Iraq, including by continuing to withdraw Turkish military forces, and reinforced the…

Today, the President signed into law H.R. 2297, the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015. This strong, bipartisan bill intensifies pressure against the Hizballah terrorist organization and provides the Administration additional tools with which to target Hizballah’s financial lifeblood. We continue to  work with Congress in a bipartisan way to ensure that we maximize…

Over the last seven years, our economy has gone from crisis to recovery to the cusp of resurgence. The budget and tax agreement that Congress negotiated this week will help make it a permanent resurgence.  Neither side got everything it wanted, and there is more we will continue to fight for. But this agreement reverses…

On Friday, December 18, 2015, the President signed into law: H.J.Res. 76, which provides that the second regular session of the 114th Congress will begin at noon on Monday, January 4, 2016; H.R. 2270, the “Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act,” which redesignates the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington,…

On Friday, December 18, 2015, the President signed into law: H.R. 2029 – the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016,” which provides fiscal year 2016 full-year appropriations through September 30, 2016 for all agencies.

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Mr. President:) In accordance with section 6 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (the “Act”), I hereby designate for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism all funding (including the rescission of funds) and contributions from foreign governments so designated by the Congress in the Act pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and…