I am writing today with some exciting news and a great video that I want to share with all of you. I was delighted last spring when President Obama asked me to convene the first-ever White House Summit on Community Colleges to highlight the importance of community colleges to our students and our economy. I […]
First Lady Michelle Obama delivered remarks to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) today. For more than 30 years, CHCI has been working to develop the next generation of leaders for the future of the Hispanic community and the country as a whole through scholarships, fellowships, and career programs. First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks […]
First Lady Michelle Obama delivered remarks to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) today. For more than 30 years, CHCI has been working to develop the next generation of leaders for the future of the Hispanic community and the country as a whole through scholarships, fellowships, and career programs. First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks […]
Click here to see the video. This afternoon the President gave his second annual back to school speech, this time around at Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia, PA, a 2010 National Blue Ribbon School. Like last year it was an opportunity to speak directly to students, in a speech shown in […]
Early this afternoon the President released the statement below on the release of Sarah Shourd, the American hiker who was held in an Iranian prison for 14 months, and the continued imprisonment of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal: I am very pleased that Sarah Shourd has been released by the Iranian government, and will soon […]
Click here to see the video. "So my question is," began a woman in the the backyard of John Nicholas and Nicole Armstrong, "I work for Fairfax County public schools, and I haven’t had a raise in two years and I may not even have a job next year — because I hear it’s going to […]
Ed. Note: Cross posted from the Energy Blog. Some people think our economy can run on white collar and service jobs alone, but they are wrong. We can and must make high quality products in America. We are on the verge of a new Industrial Revolution and I believe it will revolve around the greatest […]
Over the weekend House Republican Leader John Boehner changed his position and came out in support of the President’s plan to provide middle class tax cuts, even without additional tax cuts worth about $100,000 to millionaires and paid for by borrowing $700 billion that we don’t have. Time will tell whether this change will lead […]
The American private sector is the engine of job creation in our economy. This is why the President has made it a priority from the beginning of his Administration to take steps to encourage business investment and job growth in the U.S. and give all businesses the tools they need to prosper. A new report […]
Click here to see the video. "So my question is," began a woman in the the backyard of John Nicholas and Nicole Armstrong, "I work for Fairfax County public schools, and I haven’t had a raise in two years and I may not even have a job next year — because I hear it’s going to […]
