President Barack Obama delivers a statement in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Nov. 21, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) This afternoon, the group of lawmakers tasked with cutting an additional $1 trillion from the deficit announced that their effort had failed. President Obama addressed that situation […]
More than 1 million service members will return to civilian jobs as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq wind down. Despite the fact these veterans have unique skills and experiences that make them excellent hires for any civilian business, their unemployment rate tops 12 percent. President Obama believes that no veteran who fought for our country […]
President Barack Obama signs the Veterans Opportunity to Work to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (VOW to Hire Heroes Act), that will provide tax credits to help put veterans back to work. First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden attend the ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building South Court […]
From Indonesia, President Obama talks about his administration’s work opening up markets to support thousands of American jobs and keep us on track to double American exports by 2014. Transcript | Download mp4 | Download mp3 Fonte: White House
President Barack Obama poses for a photo with other leaders at the start of the US – ASEAN summit at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center in Nusa Dua, Bali, Nov. 18, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) President Obama is in Indonesia for the East Asia Summit. He’s the first American president […]
This week, President Obama is in the Pacific. He traveled to Hawaii for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation conference, visited Australia for meetings with Prime Minister Julia Gillard and an address to Parliament, and he’s currently in Indonesia for the East Asia Summit. We’ll be back next week with a special edition of West Wing […]
An estimated 443,000 people in the United States die each year due to cigarettes. Although we’ve known about the harmful effects of tobacco for many decades now, about 46 million Americans still smoke cigarettes. Worse still, one in five kids smokes cigarettes by the time they leave high school. Today, on the 36th Great American […]
November 17, 2010 was a big day for anyone ever denied access to a sick spouse, partner, or loved one due to discrimination. On that day, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that all patients in hospitals receiving Medicare and Medicaid funding must be allowed to decide who they want to be at […]
President Barack Obama addresses the Australian Parliament in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Nov.17, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Even as President Obama works to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, he’s laying the groundwork to prepare America for the decades ahead. And yesterday afternoon, he told Australian […]
Today, Americans from across the country are making plans to quit smoking as part of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout. And this morning, we released a video from President Obama congratulating everyone who is participating in this important event and underscoring our Administration’s commitment to fighting tobacco use: ] President Obama and his […]
