President Obama urges Congress to take action now to put our teachers back to work in classrooms, because the best predictor of individual and American success in this economy is a good education. Transcript | Download mp4 | Download mp3 Fonte: White House
Click here to see the video. Here’s a quick glimpse at this week on WhiteHouse.gov: Serving Those Who Served Us: Last Friday, President Obama made his way to Honeywell International in Minnesota. There he addressed the issue of veteran unemployment and how it doesn’t make any sense that the nation is leaving these brave volunteers behind. “Our government […]
President Barack Obama welcomes the four-time Super Bowl Champion New York Giants to the South Lawn of the White House, June 8, 2012 to honor the team for their Super Bowl XLVI victory. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) President Obama congratulated the NY Giants on their XLVI Super Bowl win in a ceremony on the […]
President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the economy in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, June 8, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) President Obama today took to the podium in the White House Briefing Room to discuss the state of the economy and answer a few […]
Today we got more good news showing the difference the health care law is making in people’s lives. A new report from the Commonwealth Fund found that 6.6 million young adults are getting health coverage on their parents’ plans. And according to new data from Gallup, the percentage of young adults who are uninsured continues to […]
This past Thursday, officials from the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services held a town hall meeting to discuss how the health care law is helping women and families acros the country. On Monday June 11, we will turn our attention to America’s seniors when we host a a Seniors’ Health […]
Yesterday, we told you about President Obama’s proposal to cut through the red tape that is preventing many homeowners from refinancing their mortgages and saving hundreds of dollars each month and then asked you to answer a few questions and tell us what you think about this issue. Your response was overwhelming. Nearly 20,000 of […]
Ed. note: This is a cross-post from the blog of the Library of Congress. It originally appeared in the Library’s staff newsletter, the Gazette. The writing of Natasha Trethewey explores a past that often is unsettling – growing up biracial in 1960s Mississippi, the lives of forgotten African-American soldiers during the Civil War, the murder […]
Ed note: this post originally appeared on Treasury Notes, the official blog of the US Department of the Treasury Today, President Obama heads to the University of Nevada Las Vegas to discuss student loans. The President believes in creating an economy built to last that gives every hard working student a fair shot at developing […]
Ed. Note: This live session of Office Hours has concluded. View the full question and answer session below or at Storify.com This afternoon, President Obama is traveling to UNLV where he’ll push Congress to pass his proposals to create jobs and help middle class families. Specifically, he’ll speak about his proposal to stop student loan […]
