First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden today marked the one year anniversary of the launch of Joining Forces with an event on the South Lawn of the White House, and Mrs. Obama used the occasion to renew her call of action, and challenged all Americans to keep finding new ways to show their […]
“Let’s Go, Let’s Play, Let’s Move!” was the theme of this year’s Easter Egg Roll. Attendees dribbled basketballs with the President, flew hand-made kites, and jumped through obstacle courses – it’s no wonder someone needed a nap! More than 30,000 people attended the White House event from all 50 states and many of the attendees captured priceless moments from […]
Ed note: this was originally posted on the Healthcare.gov blog Across the country, more than 50 million Latinos are part of our communities, classrooms and workplaces. And thanks to the health care law, the Affordable Care Act, an estimated 5.4 million Latinos will gain insurance coverage by 2016 under the new law, according to an […]
President Obama was in Florida today to talk about our economy, and what he called the essence of America: the idea that everyone who works hard should be able to do well. America has always been a place where anybody who’s willing to work and play by the rules can make it. A place where […]
The Energy Department’s first ever Apps for Energy competition challenges the American developer community to build apps that help consumers get the most out of their utility data. Apps for Energy leverages Green Button — an open standard for sharing electricity usage information. For the competition, developers will mash-up Green Button data with other public data sources […]
Yesterday the President and First Lady hosted more than 30,000 people from all 50 states on the South Lawn of the White House for the 134th annual Easter Egg Roll. There was singing, there was dancing, there was reading, there were crafts, there were cooking demonstrations,and there was basketball drills, hula hoops, and, of course, there were […]
Nearly one-quarter of all millionaires (about 55,000 individuals) pay a lower tax rate than millions of middle-class families. Warren Buffett has famously said that he pays a lower tax rate than his secretary, and he agrees that isn’t fair. To reform our tax system, which is currently tilted in favor of very high-income households, President Obama […]
Ed note: this was originally posted on the Healthcare.gov blog The Affordable Care Act is bringing real change to a health care system that has cost us too much and could do a better job to keep Americans healthy. As a result the law, the Department of Health and Human Services has been partnering with […]
Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary. Meanwhile, over the last 30 years, the tax rates for middle class families have barely budged. That doesn’t reflect our values of fairness as a nation — and that’s why the President has proposed the Buffett Rule. The President believes we should build an economy […]
In this new White House White Board, Brian Deese, the Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, explains why the Buffett Rule is necessary to restore fairness to the American tax system — and ensure that everyone plays by the same set of rules. Later this morning, President Obama will discuss the Buffett Rule from […]
