A new report today confirms one of Washington’s worst-kept secrets – that big insurance companies are fighting tooth and nail to kill health reform that will wrest power from their hands and give it to American families. According to the National Journal, the nation’s largest insurers funneled between $10 million and $20 million dollars through […]
Serve.gov and the Corporation for National and Community Service continue to spotlight innovative ways that people across the country are answering the call to participate in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 18th. The MLK Tech Challenge is working to connect IT and web professionals who are willing to volunteer their […]
Ed. Note: Join Ben Rhodes for the next in our series of online video chats, which will be at 3:00 PM EST today. Watch the chats here at WhiteHouse.gov/Live, or join the discussion through Facebook. President Obama inherited unprecedented challenges at home and abroad. Facing a global economic crisis, two wars, and diminished American standing in the world, […]
This past weekend, the President issued a proclamation identifying the week of January 10-16, 2010, as National Influenza Vaccination Week. He encouraged Americans to observe the week by getting the H1N1 flu vaccine, if they have not yet done so, and by asking their families, friends, and co-workers to do the same. Here’s an excerpt […]
Today, the Associated Press published an article skeptical of transportation stimulus spending’s effect on employment. Now, I’m all for a vigilant press to help keep our government effective. But this story is missing the point. This Administration’s transportation stimulus spending is putting people to work. According to AP’s analysis, "a surge in spending on roads […]
Here at the White House, we think the Administration has had a remarkable first year making our government more accessible and accountable, including reducing special interest influence in Washington. Today, a group of government reform organizations issued a report card on our first year– and they agree that "President Obama deserves recognition and high praise […]
As the first year of the Obama Administration concludes with the State of the Union, we thought it would be good to sit down with the public and take stock of what we’ve done over the last year, where we are now, and the tremendous amount of work that remains to bring the change the […]
Ed. Note: This is the first in a week’s worth a blog posts recapping progress on major issues, each of which will be followed in the afternoon by an online video chat with a major policy official. Join us at 3:30 EST today for a chat with Carol Browner, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate, via […]
Ed. Note: Get a firsthand account of Aneesh’s experience at CES as he walked the floor with the Washington Post’s Cecilia Kang; his conversation on innovation with CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo and our efforts to promote open government with Fox Business’ Shibani Joshi. Yesterday, I joined over 100,000 tech enthusiasts to celebrate the next wave of […]
The President discusses the benefits of health reform that Americans will receive in the first year, and how reform will help build a new foundation for American families. Fonte: White House
