This time of year, Americans are getting ready to travel and spend time with family for the holidays. It’s really important that we all take extra steps to protect ourselves and those around us from getting sick. There’s no question that the best protection against the flu is to get vaccinated. Now is an especially […]
I first found out about the President’s SAVE Award through an email which was circulated throughout the Social Security Administration (SSA) encouraging employees to submit their ideas for participation in the President’s SAVE Award. I felt that there would be so much competition and so many great ideas that would save taxpayers money and allow […]
President Bill Clinton adds his voice to the urgent need for reform: At last, we are close to making real health insurance reform a reality. We face one critical, final choice, between action and inaction. We know where the path of inaction leads to: more uninsured Americans, more families struggling to keep up with skyrocketing premiums, […]
Today, Vice President Biden is in Georgia to kick off over $2 billion in Recovery Act grants and loans to bring broadband to communities that currently have little or no access to the technology, all rolled out over the next 75 days. The initial $182 million investment announced today is for eighteen broadband projects benefiting seventeen states, […]
Congress is on the verge of an historic achievement for which the American people have been waiting for decades: The passage of real health insurance reform that will bring stability and security to Americans with insurance and provide affordable options to those who don’t. It will protect individuals and families from unfair and arbitrary insurance […]
Ed. Note: White House intern Andrew Mangino shares the story below. College students, recent graduates and veterans with a passion for public service are encouraged to apply for Summer 2010 internships. Visit the Internship Program website to learn more about the program and to apply. Something happened last week that I will never forget: I […]
The President and First Lady welcomed Jewish community leaders, friends and staff to their very first Hanukkah celebration at the White House. Gathered in the Grand Foyer to light the sixth candle, the President remembered one of the earliest struggles for religious freedom and the message of Hanukkah that speaks to us all: It was more […]
Proving that they will leave no stone unturned in their efforts to undermine health reform, some blogs opposing reform are now trafficking an absurd rumor that Nebraska’s Offutt Air Force Base is being threatened over Senator Ben Nelson’s vote on the Senate reform bill. To be perfectly clear: these rumors are completely baseless and false. […]
The first deadline of President Obama’s Executive Order on Federal Sustainability (EO 13514) was recently met when EPA announced new guidance for Federal agencies to reduce stormwater runoff from Federal building projects. The new stormwater guidance for Federal building projects calls for innovative approaches for preserving local water systems by using porous pavement, green roofs, […]
Click here to see the video. Yesterday the Vice President sent a memo (pdf) to the President demonstrating how the new foundation for a clean energy economy has been laid this year. The memo is thorough and solid – take a look to get a shapshot of how the future will unfold as a result of the investments […]
