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Speaker Boehner Has a Choice to Make

Ed. Note: Earlier today, Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer sent a message to the White House email list on the fiscal debate here in Washington. Didn’t get the message? Sign up for updates. Right now, Congress has two jobs: to pass a budget that invests in the middle class and to pay the bills it has already […]

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Equal Futures Partnership— A New Agenda for Progress

Today, at the UN General Assembly, I had the privilege of co-hosting an event to mark the one year anniversary of the launch of the Equal Futures Partnership – a coalition of countries who have committed to take action to remove barriers to opportunity and promote equality for women and girls in our countries. I […]

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Countdown to Affordable Health Care

Ed. Note: This is cross-posted from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. You can see the original post here. Today we’ve reached yet another milestone on the road to affordable health care: 100 days to coverage. For years, millions of Americans have been denied the security and peace of mind of having health insurance. Too […]

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President Obama and President Clinton Talk Health Care at the Clinton Global Initiative

On Tuesday, September 24, President Obama will join former President Bill Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting for a conversation about the benefits and future of health care reform in America, and access to health care around the globe.  Tomorrow, tune in right here watch live, starting at 5:00 pm ET. (A livestream […]

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President Obama at the Memorial Service for Victims of the Navy Yard Shooting: “We Can’t Accept This”

Watch on YouTube On Sunday, President Obama spoke at a memorial service to honor the victims of the Navy Yard shooting, and to thank first responders for their work. “We know that no words we offer today are equal to the magnitude, to the depths of that loss,” the President told the families of the […]

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Weekly Address: Congress Must Act Now to Pass a Budget and Raise the Debt Ceiling

In his weekly address, President Obama says the economy is making progress five years after the worst recession since the Great Depression, but to avoid another crisis, Congress must meet two deadlines in the coming weeks: pass a budget by the end of the month to keep the government open, and raise the debt ceiling […]

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National POW/MIA Recognition Day: We Will Never Forget

Today, Friday, September 20, 2013 marks the commemoration of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, where the nation honors those service members who endured captivity and whose remains have yet to be recovered. The day serves as a stark reminder of the risks and sacrifices that American service members and their families make every day. As President […]

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Stronger Small Businesses For A Stronger Economy

I was joined yesterday by members of the Small Business Majority Network Council at the White House to discuss the President’s plans to grow the economy, support small businesses, and back the entrepreneurial spirit that makes America great. Without question, it has been the resilience and creativity of American small business owners which has sparked […]

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Five Years After Lehman: Taking Stock of Where We Are

Ed. note: Today at 12:50 pm ET, President Obama will deliver remarks at the Ford Kansas City Stamping Plant in Liberty, MO, highlighting the progress we have made since the beginning of the financial crisis five years ago and the work that lies ahead to continue strengthening our economy and deliver a better bargain for the […]

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Join a White House Google+ Hangout with Energy Secretary Moniz & EPA Administrator McCarthy Moderated by Grist

Less than three months ago, President Obama delivered an address at Georgetown University that underscored the moral obligation we have to leave our children a planet that’s not polluted or damaged. The President issued a Climate Action Plan for his second term that laid out commonsense steps to reduce carbon pollution and address the effects of […]

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