With a little over 48 hours left to weigh in on the Commencement Challenge, President Obama sent an email today asking for your help to narrow down the field: I need your help. Earlier this year, I promised to speak at a high school’s graduation somewhere in the United States. To be considered, we asked […]
Today President Obama travelled to Iowa and visited Siemens Energy, Inc., where he received a tour of the facility and saw the creation of blades that are capable of generating enough power for hundreds of homes. The President said that each employee of Siemens “Is helping stake America’s claim on a clean-energy future.” The President […]
The Wall Street Reform that is now pending in Congress is critical to ensuring that the U.S. never again finds itself in the midst of a massive economic collapse that is in large part due to failures of the regulatory system. President Obama strongly supports this legislation because it contains four key components. First, it […]
On Monday evening, Dr. Jill Biden hosted the 2010 National Teachers of the Year reception to congratulate teachers across the country for making a difference in their students’ lives. She was joined by the Department of Education’s Undersecretary Thelma Melendez and Chief of Staff Margot Rogers. Dr. Biden said being surrounded by teachers at the […]
When health insurance reform became the law of the land, we knew our work was just beginning. While passing the law was a tremendous accomplishment, the President and his Administration are now focused on the next challenge: making sure the law is implemented smoothly, quickly, and effectively. In fact, the day after the bill passed, […]
Yesterday, Vice President Biden and Treasury Secretary Geithner traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a Middle Class Task Force (MCTF) meeting about the need for Wall Street reform. Why, you might, would the VP’s MCTF take up the cause of reforming the way financial markets work—or don’t work? Because the outcome of this debate—the policies that […]
As part of the ongoing implementation of the Open Government Plans, we have asked the Cabinet departments and other major agencies to work with us to evaluate version 1.0 of their Plans (or recent revisions) against the requirements of the Open Government Directive. The assessments show that we are off to a good start–but have […]
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 […]
This morning the President’s Bipartisan Fiscal Commission holds its first meeting, taking on one of the most difficult challenges facing any government. The Commission was established by Executive Order in February, when the President appointed co-chairs former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and former Republican Senate Whip Alan Simpson, along with four other members […]
Over the past two days, President Obama traveled to Iowa, Missouri and Illinois as part of his Main Street tour. He witnessed the hardships that Americans are facing from the economic crisis that plagues our nation. However, he also witnessed the possibilities and opportunities for growth that are happening all over the country, through investment […]
