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Prez’s Weekly Address: His Perspective of the G-20 Summit

WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Barack Obama recounted the progress made this past week in advancing America’s national security and economic prosperity at the United Nations and the G-20. The administration established the U.S. as a leader in the pursuit for clean energy, and agreed to reform the global financial system to prevent [...]

September 29, 2009No CommentRead More

Pres.’s Weekly Address: …More Health Care Reform Talk

WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama called on Congress to seize this opportunity – one that may not come again for decades – and finally pass health care reform. With families unable to keep up with skyrocketing costs, premiums rising three times faster than wages, businesses shedding jobs, and deficits piling up [...]

July 19, 2009No CommentRead More

Pres.’s Weekly Address: Recovery Act – Progress or Prolongation?

WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama touted the gains the Recovery Act has made in a little more than 100 days.  While the recession is still far from over, the Recovery Act has helped end the economic free fall, ease the rate of monthly job losses from 700,000 a month, extend unemployment [...]

July 13, 2009No CommentRead More

Pres.’s Weekly Address: History …and Health Care

WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama celebrated the unyielding American spirit that has defined our past and will lead us into the future.  Even as we face daunting challenges – two wars, a deep recession, skyrocketing health care costs, and a dependence on foreign oil, we have always overcome long odds and [...]

July 6, 2009No CommentRead More

Pres.’s Weekly Address: Clean Energy & New Jobs

WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama praised the House of Representatives for passing the energy bill on Friday evening. This historic piece of legislation will not just lessen our dependence on foreign oil, but also spark a clean energy transformation in our economy that will create millions of new American jobs that [...]

June 29, 2009No CommentRead More

Pres.’s Weekly Address 6/20/09: Proposing Consumer Financial Protection Agency

WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama explained the necessity of his proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency.  It is clear that one of the major causes of the current economic crisis was a breakdown of oversight leading to widespread abuses in the financial world.  The Consumer Financial Protection Agency will have the sole [...]

June 22, 2009No CommentRead More

Pres. Weekly Address 6/13/09: Health Care and the Fiscal Future

WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama announced new Medicare and Medicaid savings proposals that will contribute more than $300 billion over 10 years to paying for health care reform, beyond the historic $635 billion down payment included in his FY 2010 Budget. The President stressed in the address that the health reform [...]

June 13, 2009No CommentRead More

Pres. Obama’s Weekly Address: Health Care Reform Outlined

WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama described his goals for fixing our broken health care system.  With skyrocketing costs threatening fiscal collapse, real reform that provides quality, affordable health care for every American is a necessity that cannot wait.  To do this, reform must be built on lowering costs, improving quality, and [...]

June 8, 2009No CommentRead More

Pres. Obama’s Weekly Address: Judge Sonia Sotomayor

WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama called for a rigorous, principled and swift confirmation for his Supreme Court nominee, Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor.  Judge Sotomayor’s extraordinary professional career, as a New York City prosecutor, a litigator, and as a judge for 17 years, is matched only by her remarkable life [...]

June 1, 2009No CommentRead More

Pres’s Weekly Address: New Foundation in Clean Energy & Healthcare Reform

WASHINGTON – This week, President Barack Obama praised individuals representing different perspectives for coming together to address the challenges of building a clean energy economy, reforming the healthcare system and laying a new foundation for the long-term strength of our economy.  Utility companies and corporate leaders are working with environmental advocates and labor leaders to [...]

May 18, 20091 CommentRead More

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