The first stop on the American Jobs Act Bus Tour was Asheville, North Carolina, a city of 76,000 located in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Air Force One landed at Asheville Regional Airport, where President Obama was greeted by Senator Kay Hagan and Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy. He spoke just before 11:00. President Barack Obama delivers remarks […]
President Obama begins the American Jobs Act Bus Tour this morning. For three days, he’ll tour cities in both North Carolina and Virginia — visiting schools, an airport, a military base, and a fire station. He’ll be talking about his plan to put Americans back to work, upgrade our country’s infrastructure, and keep teachers and […]
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia, and Marian Robinson tour the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial before the dedication ceremony in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) Today, nearly half a century after Martin Luther King, Jr. led the historic March on […]
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia, and Marian Robinson tour the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial before the dedication ceremony in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) Today, nearly half a century after Martin Luther King, Jr. led the historic March on […]
Ed note: As part of Blog Action Day, the White House’s Courtney O’Donnell, who traveled to refugee camps in Kenya this summer with Dr Jill Biden, reflects on how we can all make a difference in the lives of those suffering in the Horn of Africa. Blog Action Day and World Food Day provide […]
Today, consumers got some good news when a big insurance company – Blue Shield of California – announced it will be returning $295 million to consumers and the community by the end of the year. This announcement will provide some much needed relief to families who have seen their premiums increase in recent years. And […]
This morning, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will welcome President Lee Myung-bak and First Lady Kim Yoon-ok of the Republic of Korea to the White House. Tune in to see events from the State Visit throughout the day beginning with the South Korea Arrival Ceremony at 9 a.m. EDT on WhiteHouse.gov/live. Following the arrival […]
This morning, the President and the First Lady will welcome President Lee Myung-bak and First Lady Kim Yoon-ok of the Republic of Korea to the White House for a State Visit. The Visit begins with an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn, a tradition that started during the Kennedy Administration to formally welcome a visiting […]
Ed. Note: Cross-posted from the USDA blog. Iowa Congressman Leonard Boswell, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and President of the Iowa State Building and Construction Trades Council, Bill Gerhard discuss efforts to strengthen the Iowa economy at the Des Moines Morningstar Bridge. (Photo from USDA) This past weekend, I traveled to Iowa to meet with […]
Small businesses in emerging industries – like clean energy – have cutting-edge ideas that are strengthening our country and changing the world. Today, we’re helping them continue to do just that in two major ways. First, unlike larger firms, many small firms don’t have the staff or time to search for all of the federal […]
