In this week’s address, President Barack Obama addresses the Supreme Court decision to further empower corporations to use their financial clout to directly influence elections and vows that "as long as I’m your President, I’ll never stop fighting to make sure that the most powerful voice in Washington belongs to you." Fonte: White House
President Obama Signs Legislation Providing Immediate Tax Deductions for Haiti Charitable Contributions In the days since the earthquake in Haiti, Americans have shown their generosity with millions of dollars in donations. Tonight, President Obama signed a bill into law that makes it easier to give. This legislation will allow taxpayers to receive the tax benefit […]
President Obama made it clear to an enthusiastic crowd in Ohio today that he is not giving up the fight for health reform that protects consumers from insurance company abuses, lowers costs and help businesses and families around this country. I didn’t take up this issue to boost my poll numbers or score political points […]
Ever wonder how much effort goes into planning a President’s trip to, well, anywhere? So did we. Fortunately, the White House Presidential Advance team allowed us to invade their world for a couple weeks as they made arrangements for President Obama’s trip to Ohio later today. This will be the second stop on the […]
Yesterday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus signed a Memorandum of Understanding between their departments to encourage the development of advanced biofuels and other renewable energy systems. This agreement will simultaneously strengthen the economic recovery in rural America, creating new jobs and new industries that cannot be exported; enhance our […]
On December 3rd the President hosted a jobs forum with leading economic experts of all stripes. Since then, in addition to the community jobs forums held all over the country, the economic team has been digesting the information and feedback from the forum. Over the past couple days, Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett has been following up […]
Click here to see the video. This morning the President proposed what he called "the Volcker Rule," named after one of the fiercest advocates for financial reform over the past year, and who has been particularly focused on addressing the issue of banks being "too big to fail." He also proposed addressing one of the […]
Taking a page from our efforts here in the Obama Administration, the United Kingdom today launched data.gov.uk – a site to aggregate datasets from the UK government. It is exciting to see the seeds of openness, accountability, and transparency taking root around the world. When we launched Data.gov here at the White House website in […]
For over 40 years, the Presidential Citizens Medal has recognized Americans who have "performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens." This year, the President is inviting you, the American public, to nominate candidates for the second highest civilian honor in our nation. So, who has inspired you? Who’s selfless dedication […]
The below was released by the White House as part of our ongoing efforts to keep the public abreast of developments in Haiti. On January 12, a massive earthquake struck the nation of Haiti, causing catastrophic damage inside and around the capital city of Port-au-Prince. President Obama has said, "at this moment, we are moving forward […]
