To get the correct answer, you’ve got to ask the right question. An article in USA Today mistakenly concludes that Recovery Act benefits are not reaching the communities that need the help. Now you might reasonably ask whether the 3 million or so people working because of the Recovery Act live in places where they […]
[Update: The live stream has concluded. Watch the event video here.] Earlier this year the President invited you, the American public, to nominate candidates for the 2010 Citizens Medal. Today, President Obama will award 13 outstanding Americans the second-highest civilian honor in our nation. Watch the award ceremony live at 2:15 PM EDT on Wednesday, August 4th […]
[UPDATE: This event has now concluded.] For those who have watched our animated video explainer on Wall Street Reform, there’s probably no question that there are benefits in there for every American as a taxpayer, a citizen, and a consumer. That’s true when it comes to the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau passed as part […]
Click here to see the video. This afternoon the President held a town hall with 115 young leaders from more than 40 countries across Africa — it was the kind of White House event under this President that surprises you, catching you off guard with its honesty. For those interested in Africa and its development, or […]
Today, a panel of government scientists released a report which said that the vast majority of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has either evaporated or been burned, skimmed, recovered from the wellhead or dispersed much of which is in the process of being degraded. A significant amount of this is the direct […]
Click here to see the video. This afternoon the President held a town hall with 115 young leaders from more than 40 countries across Africa — it was the kind of White House event under this President that surprises you, catching you off guard with its honesty. For those interested in Africa and its development, or […]
This morning the President signed the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduces the disparity in the amounts of powder cocaine and crack cocaine required for the imposition of mandatory minimum sentences and eliminates the mandatory minimum sentence for simple possession of crack cocaine. It also increases monetary penalties for major drug traffickers. President Barack Obama signs the […]
As the American economy is starting to pull out of the deep recession that greeted us when we got to the White House, there are still far too many working people struggling to pay their bills and support their families. And the last thing we need at a time like this is deceptive, abusive business practices […]
The Administration is committed to serving our veterans as well as they have served us. With Vietnam veteran, wounded warrior and lifetime DAV (Disabled American Veterans) member Secretary Shinseki at his side, President Obama talked to Disabled American Veterans in Atlanta, Georgia about historic commitments to our veterans and their families. President Obama charged Secretary […]
This morning two senators—John McCain and Tom Coburn—released their third report critiquing 100 Recovery Act projects. And just like the last two, this one was an inaccurate and misleading attack on programs that are putting Americans to work across the nation. I’ll present some details in a moment, but it’s very unfortunate that, once again, instead of […]
