Over the last two and a half years, President Obama has placed a high priority on making government more effective, transparent, and responsive to the needs of citizens. Nowhere is transparency more important than in the management, development, and collection of revenues from energy and minerals in our public lands and oceans. Oil, gas, coal, […]
Today, the Obama Administration challenged each of the 8,000 Community Health Centers around the country to hire one veteran, effectively opening up 8,000 jobs to our unemployed vets. These health centers, which provide primary care services in typically underserved areas, are a major piece of President Obama’s historic health care reform law. Veterans who are […]
I think all Americans can agree that veterans shouldn’t have to fight for a job once they’ve come home from the fight overseas. But, all too often, those who have sacrificed so much for America struggle to find a job worthy of their talents. As the President has said, “if you can save a life in Afghanistan, […]
Over the past several months, the worst humanitarian crisis in the world has placed more than 13.3 million people across the Horn of Africa at risk – a greater number than the populations of New York and Los Angeles combined. Quickly becoming incomprehensible, the emergency has its roots in a devastating combination of famine, war […]
Yesterday, President Obama kicked off a new effort to urge Congress to pass the American Jobs Act, piece by piece, to put folks back to work and strengthen the economy. The President declared “we can’t wait." On Twitter and Facebook, people around the country have been talking about why we can't wait and the issues they […]
In a typical recession, this is how you expect a recovery to get its legs: Growing families begin to invest in new homes. That investment works its way through the economy. Builders, suppliers, realtors, and the broader community all benefit. Today, that isn't happening. In 2006, the median home price in the United States was […]
A powerful earthquake rocked eastern Turkey on Sunday, and even as rescuers hunt for survivors, the death toll has climbed into the hundreds. On hearing the news, President Obama issued the following statement: We have been following reports of the earthquake in Turkey's eastern province of Van with great concern. On behalf of the American […]
Today in Las Vegas, the President is kicking off a new effort to urge Congress to pass the American Jobs Act, piece by piece, to put folks back to work and strengthen the economy. Using the mantra “we can’t wait,” the President will highlight executive actions that his Administration will take. He’ll continue to pressure […]
Nearly 11 million Americans are underwater on their mortgage, meaning they owe more to the bank than their homes are worth. In fact, homeowners have lost $7.25 trillion in home equity–the difference between the actual value of a home and the balance of what's owed on the mortgage–since the peak of the housing bubble in 2006. This loss […]
Last week, Republicans in the Senate blocked a jobs bill that would have meant jobs for around 400,000 teachers and first responders. Twice. This week, President Obama is back on the road with a new message, which today, he shared with a crowd in Nevada: So I'm here to say to all of you — […]
