Category: Speeches and Remarks
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Obama: Washington is depressing
The President said to Ellen DeGeneres at the taping of “The Ellen DeGeneres show” that “It’s always good to get out of Washington, which can sometimes be a little depressing,” the DeGeneres asked what part is depressing. “Well, Washington,….kinda not kidding.” The president responded. “Well, the fact is that, most of the time, if something…
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Obama meets Will Smith
The President met with an aspiring president actor/ singer Will smith. The president attended a number of fund raising events in California and taped “The Ellen Degeneres Show”, he then met privately with the actor. The star has mentioned in November last year that he had an interest to run for office “in the near…
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Obama announced a plan to close Guantánamo Bay Prison
The president spoke on a proposal to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay. He started his announcement by stating that the facility went against the standards of US national security. “It undermines our standing in the world. It is viewed as a stain on our broader record of upholding the highest standards of rule of…
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Obama: Lists qualities of supreme court justice
The president is taking his constitutional responsibilities seriously when appointing a new Justice to the Supreme Court. He said that the candidate he nominates will be “eminently qualified” and understand that the law should be interpreted and not made. In a post on SCOTUSblog he wrote “He or she will have an independent mind, rigorous…
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Obama asks the Senate Republicans to do “their job”
The President said that he wants the Senate Judiciary Committee to do “their Job” in regards to his future supreme court nomination. Obama told reporters “My hope and expectation is once there is an actual nominee…that those on the Judiciary Committee recognize that their job is to give this person a hearing,” “I don’t expect…
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Obama administration defends immigration raids
The Obama administration has defended raids targeting illegal immigrants. This approach as frustrated democratic lawmakers, who are against this controversial strategy. The Secretary of State John Kerry and the Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson stressed the following “the reality is that not all those … seek or successfully establish that they qualify for [humanitarian] relief.”…
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Obama should be tougher on corporates says Warren
Elizabeth Warren stated that Obama had failed to enforce laws against big corporations and their executives. She further went on to write in her op-ed in the New York Times that the President had also failed to urge presidential candidates to address this issue in more detail. The Senator for Massachusetts wrote about Wall Street’s…
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Obama to announce candidacy in Springfield
The president will return to Springfield this month. Mr. Obama announced his candidacy for president in 2007 on the Old state Capitol steps in Springfield. He now returns to Illinois General Assembly 9 years later. The White House Press Secretary, Josh Earnest said that the president’s remarks will be “about what we can do together…
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Obama’s budget on Computer Education
Officials say that Obama’s Budget for 2017 will include $4 billion to assist schools in improving their computer science education. The money will be payed out to schools to pay for teacher training and instructional material to increase and improve teaching in computer science. The president announced this initiative, calling it “Computer Science for All”…
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Obama speaks on Solitary confinement
The president spoke about solitary confinement for juveniles last week. He said that he has ordered the Bureau of Prisons to change how solitary confinement is undertaken for juveniles in the federal system. This form of punishment which is used for minor infractions is a form of torture that can cause serious damage. Solitary confinement…