Proving that they will leave no stone unturned in their efforts to undermine health reform, some blogs opposing reform are now trafficking an absurd rumor that Nebraska’s Offutt Air Force Base is being threatened over Senator Ben Nelson’s vote on the Senate reform bill. To be perfectly clear: these rumors are completely baseless and false. […]
The first deadline of President Obama’s Executive Order on Federal Sustainability (EO 13514) was recently met when EPA announced new guidance for Federal agencies to reduce stormwater runoff from Federal building projects. The new stormwater guidance for Federal building projects calls for innovative approaches for preserving local water systems by using porous pavement, green roofs, […]
Click here to see the video. Yesterday the Vice President sent a memo (pdf) to the President demonstrating how the new foundation for a clean energy economy has been laid this year. The memo is thorough and solid – take a look to get a shapshot of how the future will unfold as a result of the investments […]
Today, House Minority Leader John Boehner has an op-ed in the Washington Post. Unfortunately, what we heard from Congressman Boehner was more of the same, status quo, business-as-usual policies that led us to this crisis. Just one year ago, the financial system was on the edge of collapse. The economy was in free fall. When the […]
For decades, Americans have talked about fixing our broken health care system. Presidents from Truman to Nixon to Clinton have attempted and come up short. Now, though, we’re far closer than ever before to signing into law real health insurance reform – reform that will give insured Americans unprecedented stability and security, make quality, affordable […]
Comment on this post at the OSTP blog. Yesterday we announced the launch of the Public Access Forum, sponsored by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Beginning with today’s post, we look forward to a productive online discussion. One of our nation’s most important assets is the trove of data produced by federally […]
Ed. Note: Thanks to Tech. Sgt. Nathan Gallahan for the post below, send your own video message to the troops via the DOD website. I started this year’s holiday season off right – waking up Thanksgiving morning in a tin building with 200 Army soldiers at a combat outpost in eastern Afghanistan. I’m a U.S. […]
It’s not every day, even around here, that such renowned personalities visit 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. On Sunday, the President and First Lady hosted a reception for this year’s Kennedy Center Honorees: Dave Brubeck, Mel Brooks, Grace Bumbry, Robert DeNiro, and Bruce Springsteen. Together, they represent a remarkable spectrum of talent and accomplishments. We were able […]
The UN climate conference in Copenhagen (COP-15) kicked off on Monday and activity at the conference has increasingly picked up as the global community, with the United States in a leading role, works towards securing the strongest possible outcome in Copenhagen. Tuesday held the first of our series of keynote events at the US Center at […]
Nearly seven months ago, approximately 50 disability advocates, representatives of national teacher organizations, other education professionals and Administration officials gathered at the White House to discuss restraint and seclusion in schools. President Obama and his Administration are committed to ensuring that every child learns in a safe and secure school environment. Improper use of restraint and seclusion […]
