EDUCATING OUR WAY TO AN ECONOMY BUILT TO LAST:
Stopping the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike
In his State of the Union Address, President Obama laid out a blueprint for an economy built to last—an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers, and a renewal of American values.
The President has worked tirelessly to get our economy growing again,.... |
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Buffett Rule: Everyone pays their fair share
Editor’s Note: The following are remarks by President Barack Obama in his weekly address on March 31, 2012.
Over the last few months, I’ve been talking about a choice we face as a country. We can either settle for an economy where a few people do really well and everyone else struggles to get by.... |
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White House Highlights Stella Matadama as a “Champion of Change” and Leader in Housing Counseling
WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, March 1st in Los Angeles, California, the White House will honor Stella Matadama as one of eleven housing counselors and HUD-approved organizations being recognized as Champions of Change for their hard work, perseverance and dedication to their communities. Stella Ma.... |
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White House Highlights Ruben Andrade Jr. as a “Champion of Change” and Leader in Housing Counseling
WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, March 1st in Los Angeles, California, the White House will honor Ruben Andrade Jr. as one of eleven housing counselors and HUD-approved organizations being recognized as Champions of Change for their hard work, perseverance and dedication to their communities. Ruben A.... |
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Readout of the President’s Call with Spanish President-elect Rajoy
President Obama spoke with Spanish President-elect Mariano Rajoy today to congratulate him on his election and to underscore U.S. support for his economic reform agenda. The two leaders agreed on the vitality of the alliance between our two countries, which cooperate closely on a full range of is.... |
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REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
ON THE PAYROLL TAX CUT
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Sorry to interrupt.
MR. CARNEY: All yours, sir.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Good afternoon, everybody. It is no secret that there hasn’t been an abundance of partisanship in Washington this year. And that’s why what happened on Saturday was such a big .... |
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Obama Administration to Announce New Housing and Employment Program and Host Hispanic Community Action Summit in Miami This Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building on a series of summits held across the country this year, the White House will host a Hispanic Community Action Summit at Miami Dade College’s Chapman Conference Center on Friday, December 2nd. Senior Administration Officials will also announce a new pilot program that .... |
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Obama Administration Takes Action
On October 31st, 2011, President Obama signed an Executive Order directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action to help further prevent and reduce prescription drug shortages, protect consumers and prevent price gouging. The President’s order directs FDA to broaden reporting of po.... |
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Our Nation is guided by the simple promise that no matter
our origins, we can provide a better life for our children.
We have long believed in a fair America, where, with hard work
and determination, anyone can succeed. Our story has been
written by generations who have put their shoulders to .... |
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Address by the President to a joint session of Congress
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, and fellow Americans: Tonight we meet at an urgent time for our country. We continue to face an economic crisis that has left millions of our neighbors jobless, and a political crisis that’s made things worse.
This past week, reporters have.... |
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Protect Our Nation
Editor’s Note: The following are remarks by President Obama on May 1, 2011 regarding Osama Bin Laden.
Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terroris.... |
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Cuba and the US
On January 14th,, President Obama has directed the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Homeland Security to take a series of steps to continue efforts to reach out to the Cuban people in support of their desire to freely determine their country’s future.
The President has directed that changes be.... |
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Our separate struggles are really one
Editor’s Note: The following are remarks by President Obama at the Congressional Hispanic Institute’s Annual Awards Gal ON September 15, 2010..
Thank you to Senator Menendez, and to the Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congresswoman Velázquez, for those extraordinary introductions.... |
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Wall St. Reform & Consumer Protection Act
Editor’s Note: The following are remarks delivered by President Obama on July 21, 2010.
We are gathered in the heart of our nation’s capital, surrounded by memorials to leaders and citizens who served our nation in its earliest days and in its days of greatest trial. Today is such a time for A.... |
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President Obama’s discussion with President Sebastian Piñera of Chile
President Obama had the opportunity to engage with Chilean President Sebastian Piñera during the Global Nuclear Security Summit on a range of issues on the bilateral, hemispheric and global agendas. The President thanked President Piñera for Chile’s recently completed removal of all highly en.... |
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