There’s a new study out today that confirms just how important health insurance and the Medicaid program really are. The study is already making waves with Ezra Klein calling it, “the most important health-care policy experiment since the 1970s.” Here’s how it worked: In 2008, Oregon expanded Medicaid eligibility to a group of low-income, uninsured […]
The President recently launched the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, a national effort bringing together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in the emerging technologies that will create high quality manufacturing jobs and enhance our global competitiveness. California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom reflects on an event in Sacramento that focused on the advanced manufacturing industry: Following the jobs-focused […]
With more than one out of every six dollars of Federal government spending going to contractors, increasing accountability and saving money in contracting is critical to creating a Federal government that is efficient and effective. Last month, President Obama and Vice President Biden launched the Campaign to Cut Waste and issued a new Executive Order on […]
The Administration is committed to reducing infringement of American intellectual property as part of our ongoing commitment to support jobs, increase exports and maintain our global competitiveness. The joining of Internet service providers and entertainment companies in a cooperative effort to combat online infringement can further this goal and we commend them for reaching this […]
The President answered a series of questions on jobs and the economy at the first-ever Twitter Town Hall at the White House. Check out the full video of the event below, or just the jump links to skip to the questions. Click here to see the video. @whitehouse: in order to reduce the deficit, what […]
Today, President Obama participated in the first ever Twitter Town Hall at the White House, answering questions from Americans across the country submitted on Twitter using the #AskObama hashtag. The President kicked off the event with a tweet asking the American public for their ideas on reducing the deficit. Fonte: White House
I commend the decision of our Commander-in-Chief, President Obama, reversing the long-standing policy of not sending condolence letters to the families of service members who commit suicide while deployed to a combat zone. The greatest regret of my military career was as Commanding General of the 1st Cavalry Division in Iraq in 2004-05. I lost […]
On the 4th of July, I joined a wide array of leaders ranging from the Department of Homeland Security’s Chief of Staff of the Office of General Counsel to the 2010 Miss America in welcoming and congratulating our nation’s newest citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the historic George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens […]
Last week, I met with 20 business leaders from all over Colorado at a White House Business Council roundtable in Denver. It was an opportunity for me and my Colorado staff to get feedback on government programs, policies, and innovative ideas that are working to help create jobs – as well as ones that could […]
A young girl salutes President Barack Obama as he shakes hands along a ropeline with members of the military and their families at the White House, July 4, 2011. Watch a video from the Independence Day celebration at the White House. The President and First Lady joined more than 1,200 military heroes and their families for […]
