Heather Zichal speaks at the WINDPOWER 2012 Conference and Exhibition in Atlanta, Georgia. Earlier this week, I spoke at the WINDPOWER 2012 Conference and Exhibition – the largest wind industry event in the world. Building on President Obama’s remarks in Newton, Iowa, I highlighted a few key items on the President’s To-Do list for Congress — […]
Over the past several years, the Obama Administration has worked to improve repayment options available to responsible student loan borrowers. Since 2009, former students have been able to enroll in an “Income Based Repayment” (IBR) plan to cap their student loan payments at 15 percent of their current discretionary income if they make their payments […]
Recently there’s been renewed debate about whether Republicans will stick by their insistence on holding the middle class tax cuts that are scheduled to expire at the end of the year hostage so that they can continue big tax cuts the wealthiest 2 percent of individuals. The President believes we must end the tax rates for […]
Millions of families who bought homes before the financial crisis are locked in at the high interest rates of the past. Even though they have done everything right, including making their payments on time each month, they can't refinance at today's rates, which are historically low. That's why President Obama is urging Congress to take […]
Today, June 6, marks D-Day, the day in 1944 when Allied forces from America, the United Kingdom, and Canada landed on the beaches at Normandy to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi control. The odds for success that day were bad: for three centuries, no invader had been able to cross the English Channel into Normandy. The […]
Ray Bradbury, the legendary novelist whose writing career stretched out over the course of 70 years, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles. The author, whose works included "Fahrenheit 451" and "The Martian Chronicles," was 91. "His gift for storytelling reshaped our culture and expanded our world," said President Obama. Here's the full statement: For many […]
This week, the President traveled to Honeywell International in Minnesota to highlight efforts to help veterans find good paying jobs and urged Congress to support the Paycheck Fairness Act and to not let interest rates double on student loans on July 1. Fonte: White House
President Barack Obama delivers remarks on college affordability at Cox Pavilion at the University of Las Vegas (UNLV) in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 7, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Speaking today at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, President Obama talked about students loans — a subject he's personally had quite a […]
Vice President Joe Biden holds a meeting on transparency in college costs with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and college presidents, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, June 5, 2012. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann) Today, Vice President Biden met with the presidents and senior officials of ten colleges, universities, and […]
Equal pay for women is about more than just fairness. Women are breadwinners in more than 50 percent of American households, and if they're making less than men do for the same work, families have to get with less money for childcare and tuition and rent, and small businesses have fewer customers. Everybody suffers. President Obama supports passage of […]
