Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, President Obama focused on the innovation part of his plan for winning the future by out-innovating, out-educating, and out-building the rest of the world, with events at Penn State and around Washington, D.C. Click here to see the video. […]
Today the President announced an ambitious initiative to make American businesses more efficient as part of his plan to ensure that America wins the future by out-innovating, out-educating, and out-building the competition. In his State of the Union, the President laid out his vision for winning the future by investing in innovative clean energy technologies and […]
Ed. note: This post is part of the Celebrating Black History Month series that highlights the contributions of African-Americans who are helping the President achieve his goal of winning the future. I’m a proud native of New Orleans – I was raised in Pontchartrain Park in New Orleans’ Upper Ninth Ward. My family’s home was […]
Click here to see the video. The President’s vision to “Win the Future” spelled out in his State of the Union Address was not one founded on vague dreams of a brighter day ahead — it was founded on ideas, advancements, and principles already cropping up across the country that can help keep America on top if we […]
Click here to see the video. This morning, President Obama spoke at the annual National Prayer Breakfast. Presidents dating back to Dwight D. Eisenhower have attended the National Prayer Breakfast, joining faith leaders from around the country. The President spoke about his own faith, and how it has guided him through times of both triumph […]
During his gaggle with the press this morning aboard Air Force One, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs opened the session with pointed remarks about recent developments in Egypt: MR. GIBBS: Let me — if I can, let me just start with a few thoughts. I want to reiterate our administration and our country’s strong condemnation of […]
Last summer, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. On July 21, the President signed it into law. One part of that law created the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The idea was to put a cop on the beat to enforce the laws on credit cards, mortgages, student loans, prepaid […]
Last week, the President visited manufacturers in Wisconsin who are focused on creating the clean energy products of the future. Today, he continues taking his agenda for innovation and a new energy economy on the road, visiting an Energy Innovation Hub in State College, Pennsylvania. While visiting the researchers and developers at this facility, the […]
In this edition, Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, explains how the new Startup America program will help entrepreneurs overcome what’s often called the “valley of death” on the way to success and help America win the future. var params = { allowscriptaccess: “always”, allowfullscreen: “true” }; swfobject.embedSWF(“http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/DFfxIhM1Pko&hl=en&fs=1&showinfo=0”, “flashcontent”, “480”, “295”, “8”, […]
Ed. note: This is the first blog post in a series that highlights African Americans from throughout the Administration who contribute to the President’s vision of winning the future through their work. I’m lucky to have been raised by my parents, Raymond and Sue Ann Smith, who value education. As we celebrate Black History Month I […]
