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President Obama spoke to a group of business owners and immigration reform supporters. In his speech he urged leaders in the House of Representatives to take up before the end of this year t…

Former Attorney General Elliot Richardson testified in support of Robert Bork’s Supreme Court confirmation. In October 1973 Richardson resigned rather than carry out President Nixon’s order …

President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took an afternoon stroll to Taylor Gormet, a nearby sandwich shop in Washington, DC. President Obama spoke to patrons and staff about the governm…

Vice President Joe Biden and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate toured flood damaged areas and viewed recovery efforts in areas of Colorado affected by sto…

Vice President Joe Biden spoke at Senator Tom Harkin’s (D-IA) 36th Annual Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa. Senator Harkin’s event is considered one of the largest Democratic fundraisers in Iowa…

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano spoke at a farewell ceremony. The former New Mexico governor was preparing to become the president of the University of California system afte…

Todd Jones spoke briefly at his ceremonial swearing-in ceremony as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). He had been acting director for two years. Vice …

President Obama spoke to students at Lakawanna College about reducing costs of higher education and providing better access to colleges. He said the current system was on “an unsustainable p…

Vice President Joe Biden delivered remarks on U.S. policy toward the Asia-Pacific region. He spoke about the United States commitment to Asia, India’s growing role in the Asia-Pacific region…

A memorial service was held for the 19 firefighters of the Granite Mountain Hotshots killed on June 30, 2013, while battling the Yarnell Hill wildfire near Prescott, Arizona. “Hotshots” are …

Congressional leaders held a celebration recognizing Representative John Dingell (D-MI) as the longest-serving member of the U.S. Congress.*Elected in 1955, Congressman Dingell had served in…

Vice President Biden urged Congress to increase the minimum wage at an event honoring the 75th anniversary of President Franklin Roosevelt signing the Fair Labor Standards Act. He also comme…

A statue of abolitionist, author, and statesman Frederick Douglass was unveiled and dedicated in Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. The ceremony included invocations, colo…

Vice President Biden announced that the Obama administration had completed or significantly advanced 21 of the 23 executive actions in response to the December 2012 elementary school shootin…

Vice President Biden, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, and actor Bradley Cooper were among the speakers at the White House National Conference on Mental Health,

Vice President Joe Biden and other dignitaries delivered eulogies at the funeral service for Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), who died on June 3, 2013, at the age of 89. The service was held…

Vice President Joe Biden was the keynote speaker at the South Carolina Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson fundraising dinner held in the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. In …

Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) Memorial Plaque Ceremony. He was joined Vice President Joe Biden in honoring the dedication of colleagu…

President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden announced a new “Joining Forces” initiative to employ more veterans and military spouses.

The Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center was dedicated in honor of Gabriel “Gabe” Zimmerman, the legislative aide killed at the January 8, 2011, shooting in Tucs…