White House

Why Your Voice Matters

Yesterday, we had the good fortune to host a group of individuals who answered the President’s call and spoke up to share their stories about what an extra $40 in each paycheck means to them. When they sat down to talk with us, one after another, they said that they want other Americans to find opportunities to speak […]

Leia mais
White House

Americans Tell President Obama What $40 Means

President Obama today asked Americans to share their stories, and tell him what losing $40 per paycheck would mean to their family. Thousands responded, sending us photos, tweets, and emails that illustrate just how important decisions made in Washington are to regular people across the country. At the end of this month, a two-month extension of […]

Leia mais
White House

$40 Could Be the Difference Between Eating and Not Eating

At the end of this month, a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut will expire. If Congress doesn’t act, taxes will go up on 160 million hardworking Americans. For a family making about $50,000 a year, the payroll tax cut amounts to about $1,000 a year, or about $40 in every paycheck. When the payroll tax cut was initially set […]

Leia mais
White House

$40 Means No Extras for My Students

At the end of this month, a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut will expire. If Congress doesn’t act, taxes will go up on 160 million hardworking Americans. For a family making about $50,000 a year, the payroll tax cut amounts to about $1,000 a year, or about $40 in every paycheck. When the payroll tax cut was initially set […]

Leia mais
White House

Why Congress Must Extend the Payroll Tax Cut Through 2012

Today, President Obama has invited a group of Americans who made their voices heard the last time Congress threatened to raise their taxes to the White House. At the end of this month, if Congress doesn’t act, taxes are set to go up on 160 million hardworking Americans, and the President believes that lawmakers must […]

Leia mais
White House

Americans Tell President Obama What $40 Means

President Obama today asked Americans to share their stories, and tell him what losing $40 per paycheck would mean to their family. Thousands responded, sending us photos, tweets, and emails that illustrate just how important decisions made in Washington are to regular people across the country. At the end of this month, a two-month extension of […]

Leia mais
White House

2013 Energy Budget: What It Means for You

Secretary Chu details President Barack Obama’s $27.2 billion fiscal year 2013 budget request for the Department of Energy. Yesterday, Secretary Chu detailed President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2013 budget, which includes a $27.2 billion request for the Energy Department. The Secretary emphasized the President’s commitment to an all-of-the-above energy strategy that includes critical investments in innovation, […]

Leia mais
White House

President Obama Pushes Congress to Extend the Payroll Tax Cut Through 2012

President Barack Obama delivers remarks during an event pushing Congress to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance through the end of the year, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building South Court Auditorium, Feb. 14, 2012. The President was joined by Americans who have shared what $40 a paycheck means to them, and who […]

Leia mais
White House

Americans Tell President Obama What $40 Means

President Obama today asked Americans to share their stories, and tell him what losing $40 per paycheck would mean to their family. Thousands responded, sending us photos, tweets, and emails that illustrate just how important decisions made in Washington are to regular people across the country. At the end of this month, a two-month extension of […]

Leia mais
White House

President Obama Pushes Congress to Extend the Payroll Tax Cut Through 2012

President Barack Obama delivers remarks during an event pushing Congress to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance through the end of the year, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building South Court Auditorium, Feb. 14, 2012. The President was joined by Americans who have shared what $40 a paycheck means to them, and who […]

Leia mais
Sair da versão mobile