Have you ever wondered how much of your own tax dollars actually go to support foreign aid? To support education? Well, now you can find out – and you might be surprised. In his State of the Union Address, President Obama promised that this year, for the first time ever, American taxpayers would be able […]
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, with the threat of a government shutdown averted, President Obama focused on fiscal responsibility and balancing the need to cut spending and the deficit while continuing to support education, clean energy, and other investments needed to win […]
Ed. note: This was originally posted on the Small Business Administration blog. Today, President Obama signed a law that removes the expanded “1099” reporting requirement from the Affordable Care Act. This is a big win for small businesses. The SBA and President Obama supported repealing this provision, which would have required businesses to send 1099 […]
On Thursday, President Obama hosted Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani of Qatar for a meeting in the Oval Office. The two leaders discussed a host of issues that affect both countries, including continued diplomatic and military cooperation in Libya, promoting a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and global food security. In addition to our […]
Click here to see the video. Just before meeting with fiscal commission chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, President Obama delivered brief remarks in the Oval Office: read more Fonte: White House
In just one year, the West Wing Week videos have taken viewers from Boston to Brazil, from tech conferences in San Francisco to the birth of a new democracy in South Sudan. They've been an all-access pass to the Obama Administration. And this week, you have the chance to meet the men behind the curtain. […]
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Ed. Note: Sign up for the Daily Snapshot and we'll send you the Photo of the Day first thing every morning. Today, we're posting 85 new behind-the-scenes photographs from March on our Flickr photostream. One of my favorite pictures of the month is from our visit one night to Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de […]
Read the transcript of the President's remarks. Today, President Obama gave a speech at the George Washington University and laid out his plan for a balanced approach to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over twelve years, based on the values of shared responsibility and shared prosperity. The President’s approach borrows from the Bipartisan Fiscal […]
During their visit to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden stopped by a special Operation Shower event for soon-to-be moms whose husbands are serving. The non-profit organization provides unit-wide baby showers for military families to help ease the burden of deployment. First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden […]
