On the morning of Friday, March 19, 2010, as we draw even closer to health reform putting Americans in charge of their health care, President Obama will speak on the urgent need for reform in Fairfax, Virginia at George Mason University’s Patriot Center – get directions here. Doors open at 9:00AM EDT. There are no tickets […]
Moments ago the President issued a statement on the National Broadband Plan just released by the Federal Communications Commission: America today is on the verge of a broadband-driven Internet era that will unleash innovation, create new jobs and industries, provide consumers with new powerful sources of information, enhance American safety and security, and connect communities […]
Earlier this morning, the First Lady spoke about her Let’s Move campaign to take action on childhood obesity at a Grocery Manufacturer’s Association Conference. She urged the manufacturers to join the effort to promote healthy eating habits by rethinking the kinds of products they offer, providing parents clear information about the products, and marketing healthier […]
In his proclamation for Women’s History Month on March 2, President Obama said, "Our nation’s commitment to women’s rights must not end at our own borders, and my Administration is making global women’s empowerment a core pillar of our foreign policy." At this year’s session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women […]
The First Lady has set an ambitious goal for all of us — to solve the challenge of childhood obesity in this Nation within a generation. We’ve got a lot of work to do! That’s why the President asked me to chair a new interagency Childhood Obesity Task Force. The task force is developing an action […]
Last summer, I had the honor of travelling with the President his family to Yellowstone National Park. The Obama family followed a long tradition of American Presidents visiting our nation National Parks including President’s Chester A. Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton. The National Park system is a fundamentally American and democratic […]
Click here to see the video. While most people will have to wait to honor Greek Independence Day, three hundred Greek-Americans, Greeks, and Greek-lovers descended upon the White House Tuesday night to celebrate three weeks early. As the President joked, the Greeks never need an excuse to have a good time. And there’s no doubt […]
Click here to see the video. This afternoon the President was in Ohio as the year-long battle to finally reform America’s health insurance system draws towards a close – and he took the opportunity to remind everybody why he has fought so hard for so long against such powerful interests. He was introduced by Connie Anderson, […]
This morning Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America, Fox News’ Fox and Friends, CNN’s American Morning and MSNBC’s Morning Joe to talk about the President’s new blueprint for an updated Elementary and Secondary Education Act to overhaul No Child Left Behind. From his appearance on Good Morning America: We have […]
Download: Rectangular (630px by 303px) | Square (389px by 354px) 1 — in every six dollars in the U.S. economy is spent on health care today. [Source] If we do nothing, in 30 years, 1 out of every three dollars in our economy will be tied up in the health care system. [Source] Yesterday, the […]
