Cross-posted from the DOT’s Fast Lane blog. I have looked forward to this day for a long time. It is a great honor–a great honor–to have President Obama and Vice President Biden in Tampa, Florida, to announce our American Recovery and Reinvestment Act High-Speed and Inter-city Passenger Rail grants. The investments we announce today make rail a […]
The State of the Union Address was available live to more people and in more ways than any event we’ve hosted since the President’s Inauguration. Now that the dust has settled from last night’s speech, we wanted to share some of the results with you. Last night nearly 1,300,000 people tuned into to our live […]
Ed. Note: You can watch video of each Cabinet member describing what his or her department or agency has accomplished this year and what to expect in the year ahead at our The President’s Cabinet Reporting to You page. Click here to see the video. In his first year in office, President Obama crafted an ambitious […]
Today is the last day for you to submit nominees for the 2010 Presidential Citizens Medal! President Obama wants to recognize Americans from all across the country who represent the best of the core American value of service. And he wants to hear from you about who has inspired you and made your community or […]
If a friend or family member gets robbed, you would want to see the perpetrator brought to justice. The same is true for catching criminals who steal money from American taxpayers and businesses. This exact scenario is playing out in the form of health care fraud. Criminals are stealing billions of dollars from American taxpayers, […]
Tonight the President made it clear once again that he will not back away from his commitment to enacting health reform that protects Americans from abusive insurance company practices, lowers rising health care costs, provides security and stability to all Americans seeking health insurance, strengthens Medicare and reduces the deficit. He called upon Congress to […]
Click here to see the video. In his State of the Union Address tonight, the President laid out an agenda attempting to attack one problem from every conceivable angle: the terrible squeeze felt by America’s middle class. Fundamentally, that means prying government away from special interests and dedicating it to measures that put Americans to […]
Ed. Note: We asked Julia Frost, a guest of Dr. Biden’s for the State of the Union tonight, to talk about her experience leading up to the event – many thanks to her for obliging. Dr. Biden, a community college instructor for over 16 years, met Julia while visiting her campus last fall, where they discussed the […]
Tonight at 9:00PM EST, the President will give his first State of the Union Address. He will talk directly to the American people about restoring security for middle class families after a lost decade of declining wages, eroding retirement security and escalating health care and tuition costs. Immediately afterwards, we will hold a live video […]
Last week, we were excited to help President Obama launch the Citizens Medal public nominations process. By asking the public to submit nominees, President Obama hopes to recognize exemplary citizens and local heroes who have significantly impacted their communities but who may not have garnered national attention. We are thrilled to have received over 5,000 […]
