Wahshington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2014. In this week’s address, in advance of Veterans’ Day, the President paid tribute to the men and women in uniform who have given so much in service of America. Veterans have risked their lives to protect our freedom, and we need to be there for them[Read More…]
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Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the Attorney General Nomination
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2014. Tomorrow, the President will announce his intent to nominate U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch to be the Attorney General of the United States. The President will make the announcement in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, and will be joined by Attorney General Holder and Ms.[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Nomination of Antony Blinken as Deputy Secretary of State
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2014. I’m proud to nominate Antony Blinken to be our next Deputy Secretary of State. I’ve known and worked closely with Tony for the past decade, starting when I joined the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and he was its Staff Director. For the past six years, I’ve[Read More…]
ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Iowa Mom Seeking to Regain Her Right to Vote
DES MOINES, Iowa —(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit on behalf of Kelli Jo Griffin, an Iowa mom who is striving to regain her right to vote. Griffin lost her voting rights in 2008 following a nonviolent drug conviction. She completed her probation but[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Nov. 7, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing ISIL/SYRIA RUSSIA/UKRAINE SECRETARY KERRY TRAVEL MIDDLE EAST PEACE/REGION UKRAINE/RUSSIA IRAN/IRAQ/ISIL ISIL/IRAN IRAN LIBYA YEMEN LIBYA DEPARTMENT INDIA ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN DEPARTMENT BURKINA FASO SYRIA TIMOR LESTE ISIL TRANSCRIPT: 12:55 p.m. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. QUESTION: It’s Friday. MS. PSAKI: It is[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama Before Meeting with Congressional Leadership, Nov. 7, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2014 – 12:52 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, I want to thank the leadership of both the House and the Senate for being here for this lunch, post-election. As I said the other night, obviously Republicans had a good night, and I’ve congratulated both Mitch McConnell as[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama Before Cabinet Meeting, Nov. 7, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2014 – 10:50 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, this morning we learned that in October our businesses added 209,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate fell again. Our private sector has now added 10.6 million new jobs over the last 56 months, and this is the strongest job[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Proposes ‘Democracy Day’
Legislation Calls for Election Day Holiday BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014 – After Tuesday’s extremely low voter turnout, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced today that he will introduce legislation to make Election Day a national holiday. “In America, we should be celebrating our democracy and doing everything possible to make[Read More…]
The Home Depot Reports Findings in Payment Data Breach Investigation
ATLANTA–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014 — The Home Depot®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, yesterday disclosed additional findings related to the recent breach of its payment data systems. The findings are the result of weeks of investigation by The Home Depot, in cooperation with law enforcement and the company’s third-party IT[Read More…]
Statement of US Labor Secretary Perez on October 2014 Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2014. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the October 2014 Employment Situation report released today: “October was another solid month of job growth, as our economy added 214,000 jobs and continued its strong, steady recovery. It was the ninth month in[Read More…]
