For 40 years, the Citizens Medal has been given to men and women who have "performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens." Watch a behind the scenes video on the 2010 Medal with President Obama, the Citizens Medal recipients and Staff Secretary Lisa Brown who calls the day that these […]
President Obama has often said that one of his primary goals in office is to run a government that is “more efficient and more responsive to the people it serves,” and that’s why he launched the Accountable Government Initiative to cut waste and deliver taxpayers better services for less. Today, I went to the National […]
Click here to see the video. Speaking at the University of Texas at Austin, the President rattled off a couple campaign promises fulfilled — like ending the War in Iraq and passing health reform – then turned to the economy: And I said we need an economy that puts Americans back to work, an economy […]
On Saturday, Elena Kagan became the fourth female justice in history. "For nearly two centuries, there wasn’t a single woman on the Supreme Court,” said President Obama at an event honoring her confirmation, “When Elena was a clerk, there was just one. But when she takes her seat on that bench, for the first time […]
Today President Obama is traveling to the University of Texas at Austin to discuss what the Administration is doing to meet his goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020. Thousands of college students will be heading back to school in the next few weeks, so here’s a list of the top […]
Click here to see the video. Having the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints here at the White House this morning, there was a sense of hope and almost lightheartedness – nobody forgot that Louisiana is still in the midst of yet another tragedy, but it was reminder that New Orleans and the rest of […]
Click here to see the video. Speaking on the latest jobs numbers this morning, the President had words for Republicans who have been relentlessly blocking any measure to give the economy another boost: “We need to do what’s right, not what’s political, and we need to do it right now.” The audience was made up […]
Private sector employment grew 71,000 in July, the seventh consecutive monthly increase, including continued growth in manufacturing. But, the pace of growth was not enough to reduce the overall unemployment rate, which remained 9.5 percent. There was, however, important variation in employment growth across industries: employment in manufacturing as well as education and health services […]
The President discusses a new Medicare Trustees report showing Medicare to be on much stronger footing as a result of the reforms in the Affordable Care Act. In addition, seniors are also already getting help with prescription drug costs when they fall into the infamous “donut hole.” Click here to see the video. Fonte: White […]
Click here to see the video. “This is a good day,” said the President this afternoon. And it was, especially for Elena Kagan, who was being congratulated on her on confirmation as the next Supreme Court Justice. He thanked the other Justices in attendance for coming, and thanked the Senate – in particular Judiciary Chairman […]
