President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama marked the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack at a wreath-laying ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii. The President and the …
766 viewsPresident Obama, with first lady Michelle Obama, gave a Christmas message to the nation. The weekly Republican address by Indiana Representative Mike Pence was a Christmas message to the nat…
127 viewsPresident Obama reacted to House and Senate passage by unanimous consent to the compromise Social Security payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance extensions.
626 viewsPresident Obama spoke about extending the Social Security payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits. He read letters sent to the White House about what would happen if the cuts is not exten…
2,145 viewsQuestions to Jay Carney at the daily White House briefing focused on the House vote to reject the Senate’s legislation on extending the Social Security payroll tax cuts and unemployment bene…
499 viewsPresident Obama and Vice President Biden greeted troops as they disembarked at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland carrying the colors of the United States Forces - Iraq, which were lowered in Ba…
339 viewsPresident Obama and Vice President Biden marked the end of the war in Iraq by attending a special ceremony at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland as the colors of United States Forces - Iraq retu…
506 viewsPresident Obama spoke about the passage by the Senate of an extension to the Social Security payroll tax cuts.
501 viewsIn the Republican weekly address, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) urged the construction of the XL Keystone pipeline. “If the president successfully blocks these new jobs, it will only add to h…
61 viewsIn his weekly video address, President Obama welcomed U.S. troops home from Iraq. December 15, 2011, marked the official end of the 9-year war and the combat mission there, and President Oba…
98 viewsPresident Obama spoke to the 71st General Assembly of the Union for Reform Judaism. He said his administration has done more than any other to support Israel and his commitment to Israel is …
335 viewsPresident Obama announced administration action that would allow nearly two million home care workers to qualify for federal wage and overtime protections.
217 viewsPresident and Mrs. Obama marked the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq and the end of the war with a visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He paid tribute to returning troops saying that U.S. wa…
964 viewsPresident Obama and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki held a joint news conference. President Obama said that he had no doubt that Iraq could succeed following the withdrawal of U.S. troops in …
1,244 viewsPresident Obama spoke about extending the payroll tax holiday and consumer issues.
117 viewsPresident Obama condemned Senate Republicans blocking a vote on his nomination of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying, “W…
1,936 viewsThe President made comments before the White House Hanukkah celebration.
155 viewsPresident Obama and Prime Minister Harper spoke to reporters about U.S.-Canada relations. Among the topics they addressed were trade issues, border security, the global economy, and a propos…
205 viewsPresident Obama spoke about the U.S. economy, invoking Theodore Roosevelt’s populism and challenging Republican belief in trickle-down economic theory. In his remarks he said the theory spok…
125,679 viewsPresident Obama urged Congress to vote in favor of extending the Social Security payroll tax, scheduled to expire at the end of 2011.
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