With 2014 drawing to a close, we thought it'd be a good time to take a look back at the past year on @WhiteHouse. This year, @WhiteHouse added more than 1.1 million new followers and surpassed 5.57 million overall, while continuing to serve as an important tool for the White House to engage with the American people. Check […]
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for America to set the rules for global trade in the 21st century. The agreement aims to expand access to the world’s fastest-growing markets, even as we enshrine higher standards of protection for workers and consumers. Recently, questions have arisen over how we will protect the progress […]
"I cried the day I was finally able to sign up for coverage. I felt like a fifty-pound weight was lifted from my shoulders." read more Fonte: White House
President Barack Obama holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. December 19, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) As 2014 winds down, President Obama stopped by the press briefing room in the White House to offer his thoughts on what the past year has […]
In this week's address, the President and First Lady wished Americans a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, and thanked our brave troops for their service. Especially as our combat mission in Afghanistan comes to a responsible end in the coming days, we are reminded of all that military men, women, and families sacrifice to keep […]
This week, the President traveled to Fort Dix to thank our troops, took action to protect Alaska's Bristol Bay, and announced historic changes to America's relationship with Cuba. That's December 12th to December 18th or, "Todos Somos Americanos." Fonte: White House
"I cannot begin to express the relief and decreased stress this has brought me. Know that you are doing good work and making a positive change in the world." Shannon K. from Great Falls, Montana recently wrote the President to express her gratitude for the Affordable Care Act. After losing her father this past December, […]
Today, Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer joined the new publishing platform Medium — authoring a post that reflects on the incredible amount of progress made in 2014 despite some claims that the President had "the worst year in Washington." Moving forward, he will continue to post important highlights, insights, and reflections on the President's agenda. (For […]
Welcome to this special holiday edition of West Wing Week. While we certainly hope you all are taking some time off to reflect on the meaning of the holidays and spend time with your loved ones, we also want to offer up some of our favorite White House holiday moments from this festive time of […]
"…I've felt strong enough to liberate some of my extra savings that I'd been holding onto for healthcare emergencies, so I'm now able to help more with my son's college expenses … My guess is that there are many more Americans whose new health insurance is already allowing them to contribute more fully to the […]
