5:58 P.M. EDT ... THE PRESIDENT: Viva! Good evening, everyone. Buenas noches. Michelle and I are so honored to welcome you to the White House. And you all brought outstanding weather, so we thank you for that. (Laughter.) Thank you. I know that a lot of you would rather be watching tonight’s game —- the Spurs against “Los Suns” from Phoenix. (Applause.) ... Tonight is another one of our great events here at the White House celebrating Latino culture in America,
9:58 A.M. PST ... THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Henderson! Thank you! Thank you so much, everybody. Everybody, have a seat, have a seat. I am thrilled to be here. (Applause.) ... AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you, Mr. President! ... THE PRESIDENT: I love you back. (Applause.) ... We've got some special guests here -- everybody is a special guest, but I just want to acknowledge a few folks here. Secretary of State Ross Miller in the house. (Applause.) Two outstanding members of
Today marks the beginning of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. President Obama taped a special video message to welcome and encourage the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams upon their arrival in Vancouver ... Watch the video and visit the Vancouver 2010 website for more information the Olympics. ... Click here to see the video ... Here is the transcript: ... I want to congratulate all the athletes here today for making the 2010 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams – you are truly the best of the
... WASHINGTON – En su mensaje semanal, el Presidente Barack Obama y la Primera Dama Michelle Obama expresaron sus mejores deseos por la Navidad a familias en todo el país y manifestaron su respeto y gratitud a los hombres y mujeres de las Fuerzas Armadas de Estados Unidos y sus familiares por sus servicio a nuestra nación. La Primera Pareja alentó a los estadounidenses a visitar www.whitehouse.gov para averiguar cómo pueden expresar su apoyo a nuestros soldados y sus seres queridos ...
First Lady Michelle Obama visits the Children's National Medical Center in Washington D.C. to read "The Night Before Christmas." Joined by daughters Malia and Sasha, along with dog Bo, the First Lady continues this tradition of visiting with patients which dates back to Bess Truman ... Click here to see the video ... Read the transcript from their conversation while you're at it ... First Lady Michelle Obama talks with a young boy in the crowd and scratches Bo’s side while other kids reach in
WASHINGTON – En su mensaje semanal, el Presidente Obama elogió las fuertes protecciones al paciente incluidas en los proyectos de ley sobre la reforma de salud bajo consideración en el Congreso, y le exigió a los Senadores que dejen de bloquear este esfuerzo crítico por la reforma. La legislación incluye muchas de las protecciones que fueron propuestas bajo la Declaración de Derechos de los Pacientes, un esfuerzo bipartidista, hace una década. Además incluye protecciones y derechos
WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Obama praised the strong patient protections in the health insurance reform bills in Congress, and called on Senators to stop blocking this critical reform effort. The legislation contains many of the protections originally proposed in the bipartisan Patient’s Bill of Rights a decade ago, plus additional protections and rights; and it will reduce costs for families, strengthen Medicare, and lower the deficit ... The full audio of the address
1:18 P.M. CST ... PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon. It is a great honor for me to be here in Shanghai, and to have this opportunity to speak with all of you. I'd like to thank Fudan University's President Yang for his hospitality and his gracious welcome. I'd also like to thank our outstanding Ambassador, Jon Huntsman, who exemplifies the deep ties and respect between our nations. I don't know what he said, but I hope it was good. (Laughter.) ... What I'd like to do is to make some
Fontainebleau Hotel ... Miami Beach, Florida ... October 26, 2009 ... 7:12 P.M. EDT ... THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Hello, everybody! Hello, hello, hello! Hello, Miami! Thank you, guys. This is a pretty enthusiastic crowd here. (Applause.) ... AUDIENCE MEMBER: I love you, man! ... THE PRESIDENT: I love you back. (Applause.) What did Bill Nelson say to you all to get you -- (applause?) All right, I can tell this is a somewhat
Fontainebleau Hotel ... Miami, Florida ... October 26, 2009 ... 7:38 P.M. EDT ... THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Please, have a seat. Thank you so much. Thank you ... Some special acknowledgments. First of all, I don't think people quite understand, Nancy Pelosi is not simply the first woman Speaker of the House -- I think she's going to go down as one of the greatest Speakers of all time.