Click here to see the video. To create more jobs now, the President is sending Congress the American Jobs Act – a set of ideas supported by both Democrats and Republicans that Congress must pass right away. The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: put more people back to work and put more money […]
Tonight President Obama will be addressing a joint session of Congress to share a plan to create jobs and grow our economy, His Senior Advisor, David Plouffe, who was with the President as he crafted the strategy, says we can expect to hear the President detail a plan that will rebuild our economy by making […]
Tonight, immediately following the President's address to Congress at 7pm ET, stay tuned for a live panel of policy experts from the White House who will answer your questions about key issues of the speech in a special edition of "Open for Questions" at whitehouse.gov/live. Expected panelists include: Stephanie Cutter, Assistant to the President and Deputy […]
Ed. Note: Cross-posted on Fast Lane, the blog of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. See more 9/11 reflections and remembrances. Yesterday I wrote about the air traffic professionals who safely cleared America's airspace on the tragic morning of September 11, 2001. Today, the Maritime Administration is proud to share a new video about the merchant […]
On Wednesday August 31st, the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness announced fifty industry leaders that have committed to increasing the number of engineering internships available at their companies in 2012. These commitments announced on Wednesday will add approximately 6,300 additional opportunities for engineering students, and part of a greater Jobs Council effort to address America’s engineering […]
This afternoon, President Obama will welcome Jimmie Johnson and other 2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers to the White House to honor Jimmie Johnson’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship. Watch the event live from the East Room of the White House beginning at 4:45 p.m. EDT at WhiteHouse.gov/live. During his remarks, the President will […]
Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Pacific Commander Admiral Willard, pay their respects at the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Wednesday, August 24, 2011. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann) Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by daughter-in-law Kathleen and his granddaughter Naomi, recently visited Pearl Harbor to pay his respects at the […]
Ed. Note: Cross-posted from Fast Lane, the blog of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. In his weekly address on Saturday, President Obama called on Congress to do what it has done seven times over the past two years: pass a clean extension of the transportation bill. Allowing funding for America's roads and bridges to expire […]
Tomorrow is the grand opening of Austin's Warrior Playroom, a great new addition to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Austin's Playroom is a space for young family members of wounded warriors to play and relax while their parents attend to medical needs. The Austin’s Warrior Playroom located in the newly-established Warrior Transition Unit on […]
Ed. Note: Cross-posted on Fast Lane, the blog of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. See more 9/11 reflections and remembrances. This Sunday, our nation will mark a somber occasion, the tenth anniversary of September 11th. There is much to remember about that day–the thousands of lives lost and families upended, the life-saving first responders at […]
