Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Actuary testified before the House Budget Committee and reiterated his views about the Affordable Care Act. His testimony reaffirmed that millions of previously uninsured Americans will gain coverage, Medicare will be stronger, and the rate of health care spending will decrease. But as we’ve noted on […]
We are making great strides toward operating more energy efficient facilities, using more renewable energy, “greening” our vehicle fleets, and achieving other milestones on the path to creating a sustainable agency. In 2010, we developed and implemented dozens of projects, which will translate to improved care of our Veterans and their families, cost-savings, better operational […]
See President Obama’s State of the Union Address in photos, thanks to the White House Photo Office: Click here to see the photo gallery. View the full size gallery. Fonte: White House
Last night, President Obama delivered the State of the Union Address. Using the text from the speech, we put together a word cloud that gives greater prominence to the words that appeared more frequently. While the President covered a range of issues (check out the full speech here), you can see some trends in the […]
Do you have questions about any of the topics President Obama discussed in his State of the Union Address last night? Over the next few days we will do our best to answer as many of them as possible. We’ve lined up plenty of ways you can get involved and ask your questions answered about […]
Today, the House Budget Committee is holding a hearing about the fiscal impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which the President signed into law last year and has already given Americans new freedoms and protections. It’s important to get the facts straight about what impact the Affordable Care Act has on our deficits and […]
The reactions have been pouring in since the President gave his State of the Union Address last night. If you missed it, you should by all means read the speech or watch the video of our first-ever “enhanced” presentation of the Address, but we thought you might also be interested in some of the early responses from observers […]
Tonight, President Obama delivered the State of the Union Address at the U.S. Capitol. In case you missed it, check out the video of his speech below. And be sure to check back tomorrow for video of the live Open for Questions event immediately following the speech, a photo gallery and more State of the […]
At President Obama’s direction, the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working hard to unleash the power of America’s innovators and entrepreneurs to build a green energy economy. By producing renewable energy – especially biofuels – America’s farmers, ranchers and rural communities have incredible potential to help ensure our nation’s energy security, environmental security, and economic security. […]
President Obama made his commitment to science and technology very clear in the first minutes of his presidency, when he promised in his Inaugural Address that his Administration would “restore science to its rightful place.” Tonight that rightful place will be the First Lady’s Box in the U.S. Capitol, where four remarkable science students from across […]
