Vice President Biden with Ann Burke at a reception to mark the 17th anniversary of the passage of the Violence Against Women Act at the Naval Observatory, September 13th, 2012 (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann) Over the past month, college newspapers across the country have run an op-ed penned by Vice President Biden […]
Ed note: this post originally appeared on energy.gov During his visit to Florida yesterday, President Obama highlighted the University of Miami’s Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) as a smart and important piece of the administration’s “all-of-the-above” approach to domestic energy sources. In September of last year, the Energy Department gave 24 universities a total of $30M in […]
It’s hard to believe that when West Wing Week was born, “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” was still around, American troops were still fighting in Iraq, the American auto industry was on the brink of collapse, and nobody knew that President Obama could sing — what a difference 694 days makes. We’ve got a great week for you — featuring […]
Ed Note: This is a guest post from Peter V. Berns, CEO of The Arc. President Barack Obama drops by The Arc community leaders briefing in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building South Court Auditorium, Feb. 10, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) One thing I have learned in my 3 ½ years […]
Warren Haynes is one of Rolling Stone’s 25 greatest guitarists of all time. He’s earned a powerful reputation for his fiery blues work with The Allman Brothers Band, The Dead and the Dave Matthews Band and also distinguished himself as a songwriter and leader of his own group, Gov’t Mule. Haynes was at the White House last […]
Oil companies receive $4 billion every year in taxpayer-funded subsidies, despite continually bringing in record high profits. Meanwhile, gas prices are on the rise—just like they were this time last year—and the same people funding those subsidies are paying more at the pump for the gas they need to get to school and work. As the President […]
President Obama talks about how important it is to embrace an all-of-the-above approach to addressing our nation’s energy challenges. Transcript | Download mp4 | Download mp3 Fonte: White House
Ed note: This was originally published on The CMS Blog, the official blog for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Fighting fraud and waste in the health care system is a top priority for the Obama Administration. We are committed to using all resources at our disposal in these efforts – and they are paying […]
Throughout today and the rest of the weekend, President Obama will be meeting with governors from around the country. Today, he met with Democratic governors and talked about ways the federal government and the states can work together to create jobs and grow the economy. In particular, the President talked about ways to accelerate the […]
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt of Denmark hold a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office, Feb. 24, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Sonya Hebert) Five months after becoming the first female prime minister of Denmark, Helle Thorning-Schmidt was at the White House today for a meeting with President Obama. The two […]
