Each day 14 workers die in our country from traumatic injuries. That means more than 5,000 people are killed on the job every year. Tens of thousands more die each year of work related diseases. In addition, more than 4.6 million are seriously injured. While those numbers are alarming enough, what troubles me is that […]
As the Senate considers the Wall Street reform bill, military families are continuing to fall victim to predatory lenders and abusive auto lending practices — and lobbyists for the industry are hoping to make sure it stays that way by getting a carve-out into Wall Street reform. Military families have been a target of unscrupulous lenders […]
Ed. Note: President Obama continued his White House to Main Street Tour this week with a stop in Iowa where he visited a local business. The President kicked off the White House to Main Street Tour series in December of 2009 in an effort to get out of Washington to hear directly from and share […]
The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) has a new survey of 68 of its members out today that shows that the group, which is made up of private sector and industry trade association economists, is newly optimistic about hiring and job growth. That’s good news – and right in-line with what many public and […]
Click here to see the video. At a town hall meeting in Ottumwa, Iowa yesterday, President Obama answered questions from audience members, but first took a moment to give a glimpse into his perspective: Now, we haven’t been perfect. That’s for sure. Michelle could have warned you, I’m not perfect. But I want — what […]
The old rules governing our health insurance market hurt families across the country, and women in particular suffered in a system that allowed discrimination and failed to provide affordable coverage options for all Americans. Consider Jody Miller’s experience, as recently reported by National Public Radio: Take the case of Jody Miller, an exercise physiologist who […]
Today, FEMA is taking a step to put more tools in your hands by launching m.fema.gov, our new mobile website. We recognize that when it comes to disasters, many individuals are going to try to get the information they need by using their mobile device–so we’re rolling out this mobile version of our website so […]
Today is World Intellectual Property Day, a perfect time to update readers about all the work we are doing to protect intellectual property and do so in a way that fosters creativity and job creation. The last time I wrote was to tell you I was starting my new job as the U.S. Intellectual Property […]
The President continued his series of White House to Main Street tours with stops through Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. After touring Siemens Energy, Inc. in Fort Madison, Iowa, the President made an impromptu visit to Jerry’s Family Restaurant in Mt. Pleasant where he greeted Iowans and wished 107-year-old Frances Asher a happy birthday. Watch some raw […]
On Friday, May 14, 2010, the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) will hold a community meeting to provide an update and gain additional recommendations for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). For those who cannot attend the meeting in person, ONAP will hold a conference call shortly after the meeting to discuss the […]
