Category: Sep 2015

Achim Synagogue Atlanta, Georgia 8:37 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, very much, Mr. Ambassador.  If my father were here, he’d believe it.  And my mother would say, who in the heck are you talking about it?  (Laughter.) It’s — if I were smart, I’d say thank you and just sit down right now.…

During his 25 years in the Marine Corps, and more than a decade in Congress, John Kline has served his country and his constituents with honor and distinction.  He’s the proud husband of an Army nurse and the proud father of two children, including a son who has served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. …

Seward Harbor Seward, Alaska 4:24 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  We’re going to go out and look at some of these spectacular fjords on one of our Coast Guard cutters.  But before we go out, I just wanted to mention that one of the things we’ve been trying to highlight during this trip is the changing…

Kanakanak Beach Dillingham, Alaska 12:34 P.M. AKDT THE PRESIDENT:  So obviously we’re thankful for the incredible display of fishing skill that has been built up over hundreds of years.  And all the folks here engage in subsistence fishery, which is part of the traditional way of life for so many here on Bristol Bay. Even…

N&N Market Dillingham, Alaska 2:02 P.M. AKDT THE PRESIDENT:  One of the reasons we stopped by along with Ralph is just to highlight the fact that obviously this is a great grocery store, folks do great work, but because everything has to be shipped in, the costs for folks living in Dillingham and a lot…

President will announce a Federal coordinator for building climate resilience in Alaska, launch a remote Alaskan Communities Energy Efficiency Competition, and announce a city-led public-private partnership to achieve 99.7 percent clean energy on Kodiak Island. Climate change is real, it is being driven by human activity, and it is happening right now—and nowhere is that…

Today we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the formal end of World War II in the Pacific, a conflict that tragically claimed millions of lives across Asia and Oceania and stretched several months beyond the war’s conclusion in the European theater. We salute the American servicemen and women of the Greatest Generation who answered the…

Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center Anchorage, Alaska 5:00 P.M. AKDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  (Applause.) It is wonderful to be here in the great state of Alaska.  (Applause.) I want to thank Secretary Kerry and members of my administration for your work here today.  Thank you to the many Alaskans, Alaska…

Exit Glacier Kenai Fjords National Park Alaska THE PRESIDENT:  So you guys have been seeing these signs as we’ve walked that mark where the glacier used to be — 1917, 1951.  This glacier has lost about a mile and a half over the last couple hundred years.  But the pace of the reductions of the…

Watch the Latest “It’s On Us” PSA, “The One Thing” HERE. Today the “It’s On Us” campaign released a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) that includes cameos from “It’s On Us” supporters and artists such as Zoe Saldana, John Cho, and Josh Hutcherson. This PSA, which is titled “The One Thing,” focuses on the importance of…