Click here to see the photo gallery. This week, thousands of people have shared their stories about how $40 less in every paycheck would affect them if Congress didn’t extend the payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans –and it made all the difference. Lawmakers extended the payroll tax cut through the rest of 2012, […]
This afternoon, David Plouffe, Senior Advisor to President Obama, sent the message below to the White House email list, announcing that Congress has passed an extension of the payroll tax cut. If you didn't get the email, be sure to sign up. Good afternoon — This week, thousands of folks have shared how $40 less […]
The Economic Report of the President has been prepared annually by the Council of Economic Advisers since 1947. The theme of this year’s Economic Report of the President is “To Recover, Rebalance, and Rebuild.” In 2011, the Nation continued to recover from the Great Recession and to make progress toward building a stronger foundation for […]
Today, President Obama visited the Boeing assembly facility in Everett, Washington to announce new steps to help promote American manufacturing and increase U.S. exports. Boeing employs tens of thousands of Americans in its factories and facilities across the country, and the supply chain for its products reach into every state in the nation—supporting thousands of […]
Vice President Joe Biden holds a conference call in the West Wing to thank first responders and to discuss the economic value of increasing spectrum, Feb. 21, 2012. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann) Today, Vice President Biden met with law enforcement officials, firefighters and public safety groups in the Roosevelt Room and spoke […]
Today, as part of the Administration’s ongoing effort to support and strengthen American businesses, we officially launched BusinessUSA – a new online platform that will make it easier for businesses to access the services and information they need to help them grow, hire and export. BusinessUSA is specifically designed to help meet the President’s goal of […]
A new report from the Council of Economic Advisors found that by 2015, U.S. mobile data traffic will be 20 times higher than it was in 2010. To provide for this projected traffic growth, much of it due to the increase in usage of smartphones, tablets, and other internet-enabled mobile devices, the Obama Administration has proposed making an additional 500 […]
Yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama surprised White House visitors during a tour. Watch a video of the unexpected meet and greet here, and check out the images below that capture the some of the visitors’ reactions. First Lady Michelle Obama greets members of the general public as they enter the Blue Room during their […]
Since the formation of the White House Rural Council in June 2011, we have had a unique opportunity to provide recommendations on how to grow the economy and create jobs in rural America. The feedback we’re providing to the White House, based on our travels throughout the countryside, has helped us find creative ways to […]
President Barack Obama, with Vice President Joe Biden, discusses the importance of the agreement passed by Congress to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance while speaking in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Feb. 21, 2012. The President urged Congress to build on the success of the agreement by […]
