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Via Conference Call 4:08 P.M. EDT MR. RHODES: Thanks, everybody, for joining this call to preview the President's trip to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan. I'm joined on the call today by our U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, who is known to you all, as well. I'll make some…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:53 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Sparse crowd. Must be the weather. How is everyone today? Thanks for being here. Before I take your questions, I would just like to note that earlier today the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send the full Senate an…
I thank the Senate for taking another step forward in our common effort to help reduce gun violence by advancing a bill that would reinstate and strengthen a ban on the sale of military-style assault weapons and set a 10-round limit for magazines. These weapons of war, when combined with…
The President called Chinese President Xi Jinping today to congratulate him on his new position and to discuss the future of the U.S.-China relationship. The President underscored his firm commitment to increasing practical cooperation to address Asia’s and the world’s most pressing economic and…
by the ACLU Some legislators in Harrisburg will stop at nothing to bar women from accessing safe, legal abortion – even if it means endangering their health. Their latest efforts, Senate Bill 3, House Bill 742, and House Bill 818, would ban private insurance companies from covering abortion…
by United for Peace and Justice Ten years ago this month the United Sates embarked on one of the worst foreign policy decisions in the nation’s history. Fooling itself into believing that U.S. soldiers would be welcomed as liberators, the Bush Administration ordered the invasion of Iraq. March…
The U.S. Army's top operational command in Korea is training for its primary mission as a combined and joint task force headquarters during Exercise Key Resolve 2013.
Navy Senior Chief Petty Derrick Davenport remembers the bitter taste of defeat during last year's Culinary Olympics in Germany.
The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) took charge of military operations from the 1st Infantry Division in eastern Afghanistan, March 14, 2013, in a ceremony on Bagram Airfield.
Reducing the Army's infrastructure footprint would result in more money for training, modernization and personnel said a top Army official.
Adour Restaurant Washington D.C. 6:44 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Hello, hello. Thank you. Everybody have a seat. Well, it's good to see all of you. I missed you. (Laughter.) Let me first of all thank Jim and Jon for organizing this. I want to…
This afternoon, the President met with business leaders to discuss the importance of commonsense immigration reform. In the meeting, the President reiterated his belief that any bill must strengthen border security, create an earned path to citizenship, hold employers accountable, and streamline the…
The Senate Democratic budget is a concrete plan that will grow our economy and shrink our deficits in a balanced way, consistent with the President’s belief that our economy grows best from the middle-out, not the top-down, while reducing the debt as a share of the economy. It’s a plan that…
Jill and I want to offer our congratulations to His Holiness Pope Francis, and extend our prayers as he takes on this holy responsibility. I am happy to have the chance to personally relay my well wishes, and those of the American people, when I travel to Rome for his Inaugural Mass. The Catholic…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Deborah Kay Jones, of New Mexico, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Libya. James Knight, of Alabama, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign…
On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I offer our warm wishes to His Holiness Pope Francis as he ascends to the Chair of Saint Peter and begins his papacy. As a champion of the poor and the most vulnerable among us, he carries forth the message of love and compassion that has inspired the…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:47 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Welcome to the White House. Sorry I'm late. Had some meetings that ran long. I do have something I want to say at the top. I wanted to provide a quick update on the ongoing engagement with the business community and the…
President Obama joined National Security Advisor Tom Donilon’s meeting today with Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan during the Prime Minister’s first official visit to Washington. The President expressed the United States’ support for the Libyan people and their government as they continue…
Business Roundtable Conference Center Washington D.C. 11:43 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Good morning. (Applause.) Thank you so much. I want to start by thanking Mike for that very kind introduction and for everything that he and Walmart are doing to support our troops, our veterans and the health…
On March 13, 2013, the President signed into law : H.R. 307, the "Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013," which reauthorizes appropriations through Fiscal Year 2018 and revises authorities for activities to improve public health and bioterrorism emergency…