Ed. Note: This is the sixth in a series of posts from top Administration Officials on the importance of the DREAM Act. Read Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s post here, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis’s contribution here, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke’s post here, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s here, and the post from Dr. Clifford L. Stanley, Under Secretary of […]
Today, President Obama signed legislation that will stop a significant pay cut for doctors who treat Medicare patients from taking effect. The pay cut was called for under an old formula called the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) that governs how much doctors are paid to treat seniors on Medicare and military families enrolled in the […]
The fatal shooting of Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry last night is an unconscionable act of violence against the men and women of the Border Patrol and all those who serve and defend our country. Agent Terry was killed in the line of duty while confronting several suspects near Rio Rico, Ariz. It is […]
Click here to see the video. As the President prepared for a meeting this morning with some of America’s top CEOs on ways to get the economy moving again, the Senate was preparing to pass the tax cut and unemployment insurance compromise, which they did by a wide bipartisan margin. The President explained why he […]
Ed. Note: This is the fifth in a series of posts from top Administration Officials on the importance of the DREAM Act. Read Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s post here,Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s post here, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis’s contribution here, and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke’s post here. In three decades of service in the Marine Corps, I […]
On Monday, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act into law. This legislation is an important step forward toward ensuring that no child goes to school hungry and that all children have access to healthy, nutritious foods at school. Earlier this week, Elmo visited Assistant White House Chef Sam Kass in the White House […]
On Monday, a Virginia judge issued a narrow ruling on the constitutionality of the individual responsibility provision in the Affordable Care Act. In two other cases – including a separate case in Virginia — federal judges looked at the merits of the opponents’ arguments and upheld the law. 12 other challenges to the law have […]
Natalie and Beau Biden join Dr. Biden and Rachael Ray in preparing a holiday care package for military servicemembers, The holiday season is a great time to stop and say thanks, especially to those who serve our country. Dr. Biden called on Americans to thank and support our military service members and their families in […]
After the President’s remarks on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Annual Review, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and General James Cartwright, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stayed on to take questions. Responding to a question about the New START treaty, General Cartwright made his position quite clear: [O]n START, for me, […]
As the President took to the podium to discuss the Afghanistan-Pakistan Annual Review released today, he thanked all involved in the effort — from Defense Secretary Gates of Secretary of State Clinton to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Mullen, as well as the late Ambassador Richard Holbrooke. He saved his most sincere respect for our […]
