President Obama urges both Republicans and Democrats to take action to avoid defaulting for the first time in our nation’s history. Transcript | Download mp4 | Download mp3 Fonte: White House
Earlier today, Jason Furman, Principal Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, answered your questions on the debt debate and its impact on the economy during White House Office Hours. See a recap of the Twitter Q&A below, or over on Storify. If you didn’t have a chance to join live, Jason will be answering more […]
President Barack Obama makes a statement to the press after meeting with democratically elected African heads of state, including, from left, President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger, President Boni Yayi of Benin, President Alpha Condé of Guinea, and President Alassane Ouattara of Cote D’Ivoire, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, July 29, 2011. (Official […]
It is one of the great American stories, repeated countless times over decades. An immigrant to the US, sitting in a lab or a company or even at home, working to start a company that ends up becoming a great American success story. Some of our greatest companies began exactly this way. And immigrants today […]
Senior administration officials have been holding Office Hours all week to answer your questions on the ongoing deficit debate. This afternoon, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese answered questions on unemployment insurance, working through the weekend, FAA funding, and more. See the full conversation below, or on Storify. Why don’t you join us next week? […]
Last week, Gayle Smith, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Development and Democracy for the National Security Staff, participated in a live Twitter interview, answering questions submitted via Twitter and compiled by @ONECampaign. Gayle Smith, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Development and Democracy, participates in a Twitter […]
In September 2009, the President announced that – for the first time in history – the White House would routinely release visitor records. Today, the White House releases visitor records that were generated in April 2011. Today’s release also includes several visitor records generated prior to September 16, 2009 that were requested by members of […]
“The time for compromise on behalf of the American people is now,” said President Obama during a statement on debt negotiations this morning. On Twitter, people are using the hashtag #compromise in response to his speech. Here @whitehouse, we’ve been using Twitter all week for our new White House Office Hours series, where senior staff have been answering […]
A quick look at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov President Barack Obama delivers remarks to the Nation in the East Room of the White House on the stalemate in Washington over avoiding default and the best approach to cutting deficits, July 25, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Deficit Talks: The President […]
We’ve seen switchboards and websites overwhelmed by Americans urging members of Congress to compromise on the debt ceiling, and this morning, the President urged the American people to keep the pressure on, because the price of partisan divergence and defaulting for the first time in our nation’s history is much too high. Governors, mayors and other state […]
