Barack Obama

I look forward to welcoming the Wildcats to the White House to congratulate the entire team in person.

Congratulations on Burma's historic democratic transfer of power to a civilian-led government.

Destroying ISIL continues to be my top priority.

These amendments are necessary to reflect correctly policies assumed in my FY 2017 Budget.

I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Budget amendments for the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education, Homeland Security, State and Other International Programs, and Transportation.

Taken together, the transmitted amendments would decrease by $21 million the overall discretionary budget authority in the FY 2017 Budget.

Included is an amendment that would initiate modernization of Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) infrastructure, which is at the end of its design life.

It means more workers can earn a higher wage to help make ends meet.

I commend the California Legislature and Governor Jerry Brown for raising the minimum wage and expanding the security of paid sick leave for workers in their State.

NATO continues to be the linchpin, the cornerstone of our collective defense and U.S. security policy.

Michelle and I honor 102 years of a life well lived.

No terrorist group has yet succeeded in obtaining a nuclear device or producing a dirty bomb using radioactive materials.

Together, we have removed the world's most deadly materials from nuclear facilities around the world.

Each of these activities represents permanent threat reduction by preventing sensitive nuclear materials from falling into the wrong hands.

We have completed the removal of all highly-enriched uranium (HEU) and separated plutonium fuels from the Fast Critical Assembly (FCA) in Japan.

Azerbaijan is a critical partner in this process.

Japan and the United States will continue our NSWG under the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Commission on Civil Nuclear Cooperation.

Fund programs to secure or safely dispose of disused radioactive sealed sources and recover sources out of regulatory control.

The Global Partnership now includes participation from 29 partner countries.

I have proposed over 1 billion dollars in new funding to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, a public health issue that has taken a devastating toll on too many.

Businesses want to go where they feel safe, where they don't see massive controversy.

This deal has achieved a substantial success and focused on the dangers of nuclear proliferation in an effective way.

Ensuring all Americans have access to quality, affordable health insurance is imperative for maintaining our public health.

We achieved a historic deal to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

Since March 2014, the United States removed or confirmed disposition of approximately 450 kilograms of HEU from 10 countries.