Ed. Note: WhiteHouse.gov just launched a new page dedicated to the Native American community, view it here. An historic court action on June 20 signaled the beginning of a new era in the U.S. Government’s relations with American Indian communities. By approving the $3.4 billion settlement of the Cobell v. Salazar lawsuit, U.S. Senior District […]
Last week Dr. Biden traveled to Greece to lead the Presidential delegation to the Special Olympics World Summer Games. On her first day in Greece, she had the opportunity to join Navy Secretary Mabus for a visit with deployed sailors on board the USS RAMAGE off the coast of Athens. While on board, Dr. Biden […]
Click here to see the video. Today, the President traveled to Bettendorf, Iowa to tour the Alcoa Davenport Works plant and deliver remarks on the critical role the manufacturing sector plays in the American economy. The Davenport factory serves as the manufacturing hub for Alcoa’s $3 billion aerospace business, producing an aluminum-lithium alloy that makes Airbus […]
Ed. Note: Champions of Change is a weekly initiative to highlight Americans who are making an impact in their communities and helping our country rise to meet the many challenges of the 21st century. Earlier this year, I had the privilege of traveling to Florida’s ‘Space Coast,’ home of Cape Canaveral and the legendary Kennedy […]
Last year I visited Spokane, Washington, for a listening session on housing discrimination issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) individuals and families. After hearing a number of compelling stories, I met Mitch and Michelle, a couple with children, a family like any other. But Mitch had been denied the opportunity to add Michelle to […]
Yesterday, the MLS champion Colorado Rapids visited the White House to be honored by President Obama and to host a soccer clinic for the kids of military families. While they were here, the Rapids took some time to thank you — our fans and followers on Facebook and Twitter for supporting our troops and military families. We asked […]
President Barack Obama welcomes the Major League Soccer champion Colorado Rapids to honor their 2010 season and the MLS Cup victory during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, June 27, 2011. Today President Obama welcomed Major League Soccer champions the Colorado Rapids to the White House. He congratulated the team on […]
Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, and I had the honor of announcing the winners of the Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign’s Public Service Announcement (PSA) Challenge at the White House. The event was streamed live on WhiteHouse.gov and you can view it here starting this evening. I had the pleasure of […]
Editor’s Note: This has been cross-posted from the EnergyBlog at Energy.gov As many of us hit the road to celebrate America’s independence this upcoming 4th of July weekend, we must once again confront the reality of our country’s economy, environment and security dependence on foreign oil. On Wednesday, June 29th, at 2:00 pm ET, please join […]
Note: Today President Obama issued a statement on National HIV Testing Day Thirty years ago, at the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, there was no test for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. For many, there was only the long and worrisome wait for the signs of infection. Once those signs appeared, no treatment for the […]
