Last week, we organized a Google+ Hangout with Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan to talk about President Obama's plan to help responsible homeowners refinance their mortgages. Today, we sent the message below to the White House email list to keep the conversation going. If you didn't get the email, be sure to sign up. […]
Dr. Biden meets with Missouri National Guard members, families, and faith leaders about Partners in Care (by Jennifer Archdekin/Missouri National Guard) Last week in Missouri, I met with several Missouri National Guard members, their families, and faith leaders about the critical support they are providing our troops and families – both during deployments and after […]
First Lady Michelle Obama paid tribute to designers from the fields of fashion, architecture, technology, and landscapes on Friday during a luncheon in the East Room of the White House. The event was part of the Smithsonian's annual Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards, and the winners, which included a diverse range of creative visionaries from the founder of the TED Conference to fashion […]
One year ago today, President Obama got a visit from an icon of the civil rights movement. Ruby Bridges was at the White House to see how a painting that commemorates a personal and historic milestone looked hanging on the wall outside of the Oval Office. Norman Rockwell was so inspired by the image of the six year old being escorted to […]
President Obama calls on Congress to act now to extend tax cuts for the 98 percent of Americans making less than $250,000 for another year. Transcript | Download mp4 | Download mp3 Fonte: White House
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to attend one of Dr. Jill Biden’s Community College to Career stops at the South Seattle Community College Hangar. Throughout the year, Dr. Biden has been traveling to community colleges and businesses around the country to see firsthand how community colleges are designing programs to give people the […]
Ed. Note: This has been crossposted from the blog for the Department of Commerce. Tourism is America’s number one service export, and today we have even more evidence that America is indeed open for business. New data released by the U.S. Commerce Department today shows that international visitors spent nearly $14 billion on travel to, […]
The President knows that America’s middle class was built on the strength of our small businesses and our manufacturing sector. But for too long, middle class security had been slipping away for too many families. Long before the worst recession since the Great Depression, folks saw the cost of living go up, while their wages […]
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan (middle) moderates a panel of Champions of Change who have made a difference in the way their communities combat youth homelessness, July 12, 2012. (Photo by the White House Office of Public Engagement) Yesterday, I participated in a Champions of Change event here at the White House highlighting […]
div.bio { height: 150px; } div.imgleft { padding-bottom: 3px; padding-right: 7px; float: left; } In every state, people are connecting directly with their food each time they bite into a local apple, grill a local steak or create a salad with local ingredients. Local food is about the products that farmers and ranchers grow and […]
