Today the President took a moment out of his day to greet crew members from the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station in the Oval Office — a glance behind the scenes from Pete Souza: President Barack Obama greets crew members from the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station in the Oval […]
Click here to see the video. With a Senate vote tomorrow on legislation to undo some of the damage from the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, the President laid out the stakes in no uncertain terms: A vote to oppose these reforms is nothing less than a vote to allow corporate and special interest takeovers […]
Last month, President Obama awarded Paul McCartney the annual Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Artists from all the genres and backgrounds paid tribute to the music legend with a concert hosted by the President and First Lady at the White House. Take a break and go behind-the-scenes with the Jonas Brothers as they prepare for […]
Click here to see the video. In his latest meeting with Congressional leaders of both parties – a new tradition promised by the President in his State of the Union Address – the conversation was focused primarily on two topics. The first was help for small businesses, one of the most straightforward things government can do […]
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Nearly a year and a half after the Recovery Act’s enactment, virtually all of the funds have been allocated: how they will be spent has been identified, and they are at work providing relief, creating jobs, or funding projects underway or coming soon. So why do some critics still talk about billions in “unspent” Recovery Act funds? The […]
The housing industry is of vital importance to our country’s future. It is a key sector of our economy, supporting millions of jobs in construction, manufacturing, real estate, finance, and other industries. Moreover, for many Americans, their home is their largest financial investment. That is why the Obama Administration is strongly committed to responsibly reforming […]
Today the President took a moment out of his day to greet crew members from the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station in the Oval Office — a glance behind the scenes from Pete Souza: President Barack Obama greets crew members from the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station in the Oval […]
On Friday, I joined Senator Tom Carper and Representative Mike Castle at the Delaware State Fair in Harrington, DE. We spent the day with 4-H and Future Farmers of America students. We saw the results of their hard work on farming vegetables, baking pastries and pies from scratch, sewing garments and tending to farm animals. […]
The Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program, (IYLEP) funded by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and implemented by AED, a nonprofit organization working globally to improve education, health, social and economic development, enables 50 highly-motivated undergraduate students from Iraq to attend a six-week intensive academic summer program at a U.S. host university. Recently, these students visited […]
