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What I Heard About Energy Policy through Advise the Advisor

A word cloud of feedback from the Advise the Advisor program gives greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in your feedback (by Wordle.net) Earlier this month, I asked the public for feedback on energy policy as part of the White House’s “Advise the Advisor” program.  Specifically, we asked for your comments and ideas […]

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Working Together to Create a 21st Century Immigration System

President Obama remains deeply committed to reforming our immigration laws to meet our 21st Century economic and security needs.  In his State of the Union address, the President asked Republicans and Democrats to work with him to take on this issue.  While we all know the debate will be tough, the American people expect their […]

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What You Missed: Open for Questions on Energy and the Environment with Nancy Sutley and Heather Zichal

Click here to see the video. In recognition of Earth Day 2011, Nancy Sutley, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair, and Heather Zichal, Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, answered your questions on the environment and energy policy in a live chat from the South Lawn of the White House. […]

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Startup America: New Commitments Fueling America’s Entrepreneurs

This afternoon at Facebook headquarters in Silicon Valley, following the President’s national town hall on Shared Responsibility and Shared Prosperity, I’ll join a group of entrepreneurs for a livestreamed panel on Startup America, the White House-led initiative to encourage and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship across the country. This initiative is a top priority for President Obama. Entrepreneurship […]

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West Wing Week: “My Old Number, Twenty Three”

Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, President Obama held townhalls in Northern Virginia, California, and Nevada, to speak directly to the American people about his vision for reducing our debt and bringing down our deficit based on the values of shared responsibility and […]

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President Obama Announces Team to “Root Out Any Cases of Fraud or Manipulation in the Oil Markets”

President Barack Obama holds a town hall meeting at ElectraTherm, Inc. in Reno, Nev., In his third of three town halls this week on getting our deficits under control through shared responsibility for shared prosperity, the President spoke at ElectraTherm in Reno, Nevada, a small renewable energy company.  There have been a lot of differences in […]

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Champions of Change: Winning the Race to Educate Our Kids

Last week, as part of the Champions of Change series, highlighting people making a difference, parents who are impacting their communities through their involvement in education came to a roundtable at the White House. During the roundtable they shared their experiences and ideas on strengthening our schools. Some of the participants were also delegates to Parenting Magazine’s […]

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Winning the Future for Our Communities, Investing in Our Earth for Their Future

Chair Sutley joins LA Department of Water and Power General Manager Ron Nichols, LA District 1 City Council Member Ed Reyes, and LA District 13 City Council Member Eric Garcetti in announcing energy efficiency grants to local non-profit organizations. This week, people all around the globe will come together to honor and appreciate our environment.  […]

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Flex Fuel Pumps and a Green Energy Economy

As gasoline prices continue to rise across the country, USDA is working with farmers and entrepreneurs to secure our nation’s long-term energy future and give Americans more choices about where to spend their gas dollars: at home or abroad. For the past two years, USDA has worked to support the research, investment, and infrastructure necessary […]

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President Obama Presents Air Force Academy with Commander-in-Chief Trophy: “A Group That Has a Lot to Be Proud Of”

Click here to see the video. This afternoon the President congratulated the winners of the proud three-way rivalry between the Army, Navy and Air Force Academy football teams.  Noting the presence of Superintendent of the Air Force Academy, Lieutenant General Michael Gould, and the Air Force Chief of Staff, General Norton Schwartz, he gave all […]

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