Weekly Address: President Obama Says Washington Must Use This Opportunity to Enact Health Reform

In his weekly address, President Barack Obama said that the nation cannot lose the current opportunity to finally enact meaningful health care reform. At Thursday’s meeting on reform, both sides were able to find several areas of agreement, but there were some differences. While the President is willing and eager to move forward with members of Congress from both parties, American families and businesses cannot afford to wait another generation for reform.

Weekly Address: President Obama Says it is Time to Move Forward on Health Care Reform

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama used his weekly address to call on Democratic and Republican leaders to attend next week’s health care meeting in good faith to find reforms that work for American families and small businesses. With several health insurance companies announcing steep hikes in their rates – from 10 to over 30 percent – it is clear that the status quo, while good for the insurance industry, is bad for the American people. After a year of exhaustive debate, it is time to move forward on reform.

The Second Annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit | Excerpt

Ellen Tauscher
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel
Alexandria, VA
February 17, 2010

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So today I am here to talk you a the Nuclear Deterrence Conference and while these are two different audiences – the folks that I spoke to in Paris 10 days ago at [Global] Zero – and the folks [...]

Wild Ride through Vancouver for Vice President and Guests | Fourth accident since November 09

Statement from Jay Carney, Communications Director for the Vice President
Vancouver, BC February 14, 2010 – “Earlier this afternoon, a van  in the Vice President’s motorcade carrying members of the official US Olympic Games Delegation was involved in a minor accident while traveling to an event.  Two members of the delegation, Peggy Fleming and Vonetta Flowers, [...]

Weekly Address: President Obama Praises Restoration of Pay-As-You-Go

WASHINGTON – Hours after signing pay-as-you-go legislation into law, President Barack Obama praised this step towards restoring fiscal responsibility and called for both parties to set aside politics and do the hard work of addressing the deficit. To this end, since the proposed Fiscal Commission was recently blocked in the Senate – by a handful of Republicans who had previously backed the idea — the President will create this commission by executive order. The President believes it is time for Washington to once again take responsibility for every dollar it spends.

New Economic Report Dr. Christina Romer | Roadmap for Rescuing, Rebalancing, and Rebuilding America’s Economy

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Dr. Christina Romer, the Chair of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, will present the annual Economic Report of the President.  The President will sign the report and it will be delivered to Congress today.
The Economic Report of the President lays out detailed analysis of the immediate actions President Obama took [...]

Weekly Address: President Obama Calls for New Steps to Support America’s Small Businesses | Video

WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Barack Obama said that America’s small businesses are key to rebuilding the economy on a new, stronger foundation and creating jobs. He called on Republicans and Democrats in Congress to pass – without delay – a series of proposals that will help American small businesses thrive. These proposals include using $30 billion in TARP funds to create a new Small Business Lending Fund to provide capital to community banks to increase lending to small businesses, offering a new tax credit for over one million small businesses that hire new workers or raise wages, and providing targeted support for the most innovative small businesses with the potential to export new goods and products.

White House Statement Regarding the Employment Situation | Christina Romer

While unemployment remains a severe problem, today’s employment report contains encouraging signs of gradual labor market healing. The unemployment rate fell three-tenths of a percentage point and employment rose in a number of industries, though overall employment fell slightly.

Department of Veterans Affairs | Emergency Care Outside of VA Network Available

H.R. 1377, which requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay for emergency medical treatment furnished to certain veterans in non-departmental facilities,

President Obama to Outline New Small Business Lending Fund

President Barack Obama will hold a town hall meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire where he will outline the new Small Business Lending Fund. He will be joined by Small Business Administrator Karen Mills.

White House Weekly Address | Video

The President pledges to rein the deficit, citing three specific steps to this end. He praises the Senate for restoring the pay-as-you-go law, discusses his proposal for a freeze in discretionary spending, and calls for a bipartisan Fiscal Commission to hammer out further concrete deficit reduction proposals.

ANP, ISAF Seize Bomb-Making Material in Parwan

Afghan National Policemen and ISAF servicemembers detained five suspected insurgents and seized bomb-making material during a joint operation in Parwan province’s Kohe Safi district, Jan. 19.

Notice of Continuation on Annual Renewal of Emergency Authorities

On January 23, 1995, by Executive Order 12947, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by grave acts of violence committed by foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process

Week to the minute after Haitian quake, UN holds solemn vigil

With a wreath laying, a moment of silence, solemn music and a candlelight vigil at its Headquarters in New York, the United Nations today mourned the scores, perhaps hundreds of thousands of victims who perished in last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti.

President Obama announces a proposed $1.3 billion investment in Race to the Top| Video

President Obama announces a proposed $1.3 billion investment in Race to the Top, a program to encourage innovation and excellence in education through competitive grants, at an event at Graham Road Elementary School in Falls Church, VA.
Transcript
Graham Road Elementary School, Falls Church, Virginia
10:25 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. You guys look really cute in [...]

Remarks by President Obama, Former President Bill Clinton, and Former President George W. Bush on the Recovery and Rebuilding Effort in Haiti

In times of great challenge in our country and around the world, Americans have always come together to lend a hand and to serve others and to do what’s right. That’s what the American people have been doing in recent days with their extraordinary generosity and contributions to the Haitian people.

Haiti Earthquake Victim Assistance Info | White House

The President has been receiving updates on the urgent situation in Haiti late into last night and throughout the day, and top members of his team have been convening to formulate the government response.

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