This morning, the President and the Vice President hosted a meeting with bipartisan House and Senate Leadership in the Cabinet Room to discuss the fiscal policy vision that President Obama laid out in a speech at George Washington University this afternoon. In the speech, the President proposed a more balanced approach to achieve $4 trillion in […]
Today, at 1:35pm EDT, the President will lay out his approach to long-term deficit reduction to put our nation on a more sustainable fiscal trajectory – and do so in a way that helps, rather than hinders our ability to grow the economy and create jobs. Watch the speech live at whitehouse.gov/live and share your […]
Today, President Obama, Vice President Biden, First Lady Obama and Dr. Biden launched Joining Forces, a national initiative to support and honor America’s service members and their families. The initiative aims to educate, challenge, and spark action from all sectors of our society – citizens, communities, businesses, non-profits, faith based institutions, philanthropic organizations, and government – to ensure […]
When President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, the country was watching Lassie on television, listening to The Beatles on vinyl and paying 22 cents for a loaf of bread – a great deal has happened since the law was signed in 1963. Women now graduate from college as often as men, work […]
Ed. note: This was originally posted on the Department of Transportation blog. When you watch our latest video, “Transporting America: United Streetcar,” you’ll see the next generation of transportation. You’ll see transit investments from the Department of Transportation helping people get where they need to go without breaking the bank. And you’ll see a company […]
No two schools are the same, and in a giant and diverse state like California, you need to visit a lot of classrooms and talk to a lot of teachers, administrators, students, parents and political leaders before you can even begin to understand the public education system’s accomplishments and challenges. Last month, I returned to […]
To win the future, we need a regulatory system that will promote economic growth, competitiveness, and job creation while also protecting our environment and the health and safety of the American people. On January 18, 2011, President Obama signed an important Executive Order designed to achieve that goal. Among other things, the Executive Order directs […]
This afternoon, the First Lady sent this message to announce the launch of Joining Forces, a new campaign to support America’s service members and their families. Check out the email below, and be sure to sign up for the Joining Forces email list to stay up to date on the campaign. Good afternoon, I’m […]
When eighth graders from Longmont, Colorado’s Altona Middle School left for the East Coast, they knew they’d be coming to see the White House and some of D.C.’s famous monuments. Little did they know they’d also get the chance to not just see, but meet, President Barack Obama himself. Click here to see the video. […]
Last week, in conjunction with the release of its annual Human Rights Report, the State Department officially launched HumanRights.gov, a new central portal for international human rights-related information generated by the United States Government. HumanRights.gov was designed in the letter and spirit of President Obama’s Open Government Directive issued in January 2009, requiring Federal agencies to […]
