Weekly Address: Getting the Economy Growing Faster
President Obama outlines a number of steps that can be taken right away to create jobs and help grow the economy. Transcript | Download mp4 | Download mp3 Fonte: White House
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Startup Stories: A Race for Better Healing Therapies
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- 5 de agosto de 2011
- 3 min. de leitura
To celebrate the first six months of the White House-led Startup America initiative, this week we are highlighting the stories of real entrepreneurs who are creating jobs across the country. Startup America aims to create the right policy environment for entrepreneurs to flourish. For example, the President signed into law a 100% capital gains tax cut or investment […]
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All About the So-Called “Super Committee”
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- 4 de agosto de 2011
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Tuesday’s budget compromise creates a joint committee of Congress, which you might have seen referred to as the “super committee.” This committee is responsible for developing a bipartisan plan for reducing our deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. (That’s on top of about $1 trillion from the down payment that was included […]
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Tech Leaders Share Ideas on Job Creation and Innovation
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- 4 de agosto de 2011
- 4 min. de leitura
Click here to see the video. Earlier this week, top Silicon Valley executives, including Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, AOL co-founder Steve Case, venture capitalist John Doerr and Netflix CEO Reed Hastings joined Aneesh Chopra, CTO of the United States, on a panel to discuss how private and public sectors can collaborate to encourage business growth. […]
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Happy Birthday, President Obama
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- 4 de agosto de 2011
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Click here to see the photo gallery. On August 4, 2011 President Obama turns 50 years old. He’s not the first Commander in Chief to earn his AARP card while in the Oval Office – take a look at some other Presidents who celebrated this milestone while serving our country. Fonte: White House
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Myths and Facts About the Debt-Ceiling Compromise
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- 4 de agosto de 2011
- 1 min. de leitura
The budget compromise removes the cloud of uncertainty over the economy, and takes important steps toward reducing our deficit. In that sense, it’s a win for all Americans. (A picture is worth a thousand words, so click here to see an infographic on exactly how this agreement will work going forward.) Here at the Office […]
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Startup Stories: Connecting Cabs and Customers
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- 4 de agosto de 2011
- 1 min. de leitura
To celebrate the first six months of the White House-led Startup America initiative, this week we are highlighting the stories of real entrepreneurs who are creating jobs across the country. The Startup America initiative aims to create the right policy environment for entrepreneurs to flourish. For example, the President signed into law a 100% capital gains […]
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Responding To Representative Ryan
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- 3 de agosto de 2011
- 4 min. de leitura
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan offered an interesting take on the President’s leadership on dealing with our long-term debt and deficits the recent deficit reduction negotiations in today’s Wall Street Journal. Below are a few of Congressman Ryan’s claims along with our responses. Claim: The President has failed to put forward a plan to […]
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Office Hours 8/3/11 or “Shoeless at Work”: Office Hours with Brian Deese
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- 3 de agosto de 2011
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In another session of White House Office Hours, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese answered your questions on Twitter, submitted with the hashtag #WHChat (see all the previous sessions here). Today's Q&A covered a range of topics, including the FAA shutdown, the debt compromise, new fuel economy standards, and more. See the archive of today's […]
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The President Tells Congress: Don’t Put the Livelihoods of Thousands of People at Risk
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- 3 de agosto de 2011
- 2 min. de leitura
Click here to see the video. Before meeting with his Cabinet today to discuss rebuilding the economy and putting Americans back to work, President Obama spoke about the impact Congressional inaction is having on our country's bottom line. The President addressed the stalemate over extending the Federal Aviation Administration's authority, which is leaving an estimated 70,000 construction and related workers […]