Ed. Note: Cross-posted from the Office of Wounded Warrior Care and Transitional Policy blog. Last week the Department of Defense released a statement reminding Service members and Veterans that the deadline for Retroactive Stop Loss Payments (RSLP) is fast approaching. This is not an automatic entitlement, benefit or allowance. Eligible Service members and Veterans must file […]
On the interstate, when traffic suddenly slows, often you come across the obvious cause of the jam: a fender bender, construction, a breakdown. But in trying to understand why the country’s pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device sectors seem to be facing a slowdown in terms of innovation, there is no single cause. It’s likely that […]
Ed. Note: Cross-posted from Fast Lane, the blog of the Secretary of Transportation. Earlier this week, President Obama called on Congress to recognize the needs of unemployed Americans by taking up the American Jobs Act this month. I was reminded of people back to work and our economy on the fast track”>my trip to St. […]
Governor John Kitzhaber of Oregon says that in his state, "the American Jobs Act will translate into almost 9,000 jobs for vital transportation, school infrastructure projects for idle construction workers, funding for our schools and incentives for small businesses to put people back to work." Most importantly. says Kitzhaber, the jobs that are created will be […]
Suddenly it's October. The kids are settled back into school, and at the White House we're preparing for the 2011 Fall Garden Harvest tomorrow – so healthy eating is on our minds. Do you have a question about Let's Move!, the First Lady's initiative to end childhood obesity? Ask it on WhiteHouse.gov, facebook or on […]
President Barack Obama meets with the Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Oct. 3, 2011. President Obama today met with his Cabinet to talk about the most pressing issue facing the country right now: Putting America back to work. The President is waiting for Congress to take action on the American Jobs […]
President Barack Obama tours the Lab School at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Oct. 4, 2011. The White House today released a report that outlines the devastating impact the recession has had on schools and students across the country. Teacher Jobs at Risk highlights the significant cuts in education spending that have resulted from state […]
Every day, President Obama is fighting to put more Americans back to work. That’s why he proposed the American Jobs Act – a package of bipartisan, common sense measures designed to help U.S. businesses grow and create jobs – which Congress should pass right away. Yesterday, the President took another step to help create and […]
Destiny Wheeler wants Congress to pass the American Jobs Act now. The 16-year-old wrote to President Obama last month, and explained that the rough economy was making it “hard to see myself pushing forward and putting my family in a better position.” The President was moved by the Georgia high school junior’s plea, and referenced […]
This morning, Chairman Cliff Stearns, who leads the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, told NPR that "We can't compete with China to make solar panels and wind turbines." This comment reflects exactly the sort of counterproductive defeatism that Energy Secretary Steven Chu warned against this weekend when he spoke to a group […]
