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 […]
First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks at the National Restaurant Association’s Fall Board Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. “So today I’m going to talk about food, which is something that all of you here today know a little bit about,” said First Lady Michelle Obama to an audience representing […]
Click here to see the video. This morning, President Obama hosted a reception for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s) at the White House in honor of National HBCU Week. HBCU’s have played a crucial role in the American higher education system. As President Obama said in his remarks, HBCU’s have “made it possible for […]
The Affordable Care Act is already strengthening our health care system for Americans across the country, but some opponents of reform are determined to take us backwards. From the moment the law was signed by President Obama, some called for repealing the new law. And in recent days, some Members of Congress have discussed their […]
The President marks the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks as a National Day of Service and Remembrance to honor those who lost their lives. Volunteer in your community through Serve.gov. Click here to see the video. Fonte: White House
Today the President once again discussed his proposals to boost America’s economic recovery – from rebuilding America’s roads and bridges, to giving businesses incentives to invest, to help for small business. If one sat back and tried to think of the most bipartisan idea the President could possibly propose to boost job creation, it would probably […]
Earlier today the President held a press conference in the East Room of the White House. He gave opening remarks on the economy, saying that America faces a choice between going forward towards an economy that works for the middle class and rewards hard work, or going back to the economy that works for special […]
Yesterday, the President Obama spoke with Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, who will be the first living service member to be awarded the Medal of Honor for service in Iraq or Afghanistan. The Medal of Honor is for acts of gallantry at the risk of one’s life that go above and beyond the call of duty, and the President thanked […]
Earlier today, First Lady Michelle Obama sent this message to the White House email list about the September 11th National Day of Service. Tomorrow the First Lady will be participating in a service event with Mission Serve, a civilian-military service initiative, to help renovate a community center at a retirement community for veterans. Visit Serve.gov […]
As part of our commitment to lead by example, yesterday, Federal agencies released Strategic Sustainability Performance Plans that outline how they will achieve the environmental, economic and energy goals called for by President Obama. This is the first time agencies have developed and submitted Sustainability Plans, now available here. In the President’s 2009 Executive Order […]
