President Obama

Republican Senator Pat Toomey this week announced his opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership.  The Senator from Pennsylvania said TPP has inadequate provisions for drug companies and dairy farmers.  President Obama has been banking on gathering enough Republicans for most votes needed to pass the trade agreement.  Obama i...

President Obama is launching his final push for Congressional passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.  Obama is using a White House visit from Singapore’s leader to launch his final TPP push.  This week, he assured the Prime Minister that despite long odds, Congress will ratify his legacy trade deal before Obama leaves office.  But that, and...

The Obama Administration threatened this week to veto a spending bill for the Environmental Protection Agency.  The White House called the 11% cut in appropriations included in the bill an “unacceptable reduction in funding” that would “significantly undermine” actions the EPA is taking to address climate change and improve air quality.   The appropriations ...

The White House says President Barack Obama will sign a chemical safety bill this week that recently passed both the House and Senate.   Obama will sign the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Wednesday morning.  Th...

At a press conference in Havana, President Obama highlighted the importance of agriculture in ending the embargo against Cuba noting, “If we build on the work that we’re doing in agriculture and you start seeing more U.S. farmers interacting with Cuban farmers and there’s more exports than imports, the possibility of ending the embargo increases.”   USDA Secreta...

President Obama told a gathering of the nation’s governors that he is cautiously optimistic about passing the Trans-Pacific Partnership before he leaves office.   Despite many expecting the issue to not be dealt until after the election at the earliest, Obama noted, “Leader McConnell and Speaker Ryan have both been supportive of this trade deal.   Most in the ...