Yesterday, President Obama sent The American Jobs Act to Congress and urged Congress to pass the bill right away to get the economy moving. Organizations and businesses continue to respond to the President’s call to put partisanship aside and do what is right for the American people. Here is what organizations around the country are saying […]
Ed. Note: Cross-posted from the Department of Justice blog. Learn how you can take action to stop violence against women at WhiteHouse.gov/1is2many. Marking the 17th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) helps us both appreciate the great strides that have been made in addressing all types of violence against women and recognize the […]
First Lady Michelle Obama addresses the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards luncheon in the East Room of the White House, Sept. 13, 2011. Standing behind Mrs. Obama is Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Some of the nation’s leading design talents joined First Lady Michelle Obama today to help educate Washington DC teens about […]
President Barack Obama drops by an Interactive One panel discussion in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Sept. 12, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Yesterday, the White House hosted an "Open for Questions" event with InteractiveOne, a network of sites that includes NewsOne.com, TheGrio.com, TheUrbanDaily.com, HelloBeautiful.com, and BlackPlanet.com. […]
This weekend, President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden remembered those who were lost in the attacks on September 11, 2001. September 11th has been designated as a National Day of Service and Remembrance and the First Family started the weekend by joining Americans from across the country in participating […]
Hi everyone. I’d like to invite you to a very special edition of “Open for Questions” on Wednesday, September 14th, at 4:00PM EDT. Please join me and senior White House officials as we field questions on how the American Jobs Act will impact young Americans. I'll moderate this conversation with: Brian Deese, Deputy Assistant to the President and […]
Today, President Obama sent a message to Congress with the American Jobs Act of 2011 and a section-by-section analysis of the legislation. The American Jobs Act is composed of the kinds of proposals to put Americans back to work that both Democrats and Republicans have supported. That's why President Obama is urging Congress to pass the […]
Click here to see the video. This morning, President Obama was joined by Vice President Biden as well as teachers, veterans, small business owners, construction workers and first responders, as he called on Congress to pass the American Jobs Act right away: On Thursday, I told Congress that I’ll be sending them a bill called […]
As President Obama said in his address to a joint session of Congress, he is sending over the American Jobs Act to be passed right away. The bill is a set of ideas supported by both Democrats and Republicans to put Americans back to work. During the President's address to Congress, the White House invited students and young adults to watch the speech and […]
Ed. Note: The following is cross-listed with the Department of Education blog. In his speech to Congress, President Obama laid out two job programs critical to ensuring every child has the opportunity for a world-class education. He proposed to invest $30 billion to put hundreds of thousands of construction workers, engineers, boiler repairmen, and electrical […]
