Weekly Address: Speaking from Louisiana on the Oil Spill

In his weekly address, President Barack Obama underscored his commitment to helping the people of the Gulf Coast recover and rebuild from the BP oil spill that has threatened their livelihoods.   On Friday, the President heard from local residents and small business owners about the hardships that they are facing as a result of this [...]

Weekly Address: Good News from the Auto Industry

As the auto industry and financial markets begin to stabilize, the President says the government’s emergency interventions are now winding down.  He pledges that real reform, particularly on Wall Street, must now begin.

Weekly Address: Recovery Act Benefiting American Families During Tax Season

In his weekly address, President Barack Obama spoke to the American people about how to take advantage of Recovery Act tax benefits ahead of Tax Day – April 15, 2010.  Largely due to the Recovery Act, the average tax refund is up nearly 10 percent this year.  One-third of the Recovery Act was made up [...]

Weekly Address: Two Major Reforms on Health Care & Higher Ed

The President looks back on a week that saw the passage of two major sets of reforms: one putting Americans in control of their own health care, and one ensuring student loans work for students and families, not as subsidies for bankers and middlemen.

(reprinted from www.whitehouse.gov)

What Does the New Law Mean to You?

Yesterday, President Obama signed health insurance reform into law.  The Senate is still working to pass the Reconciliation Act of 2010, which will eliminate some of the more controversial and unpopular items, as well as bring the health insurance reform law more inline with what the House passed in November 2009.
Whether Reconciliation passes or not, [...]

What Others Are Saying About The Health Care Overhaul Bill

As you probably know by now, the House has passed the Senate Health Care Overhaul bill and the President will be signing it into law shortly.
Kaiser Health News has done a great job of providing links to news articles over the past day regarding the House passage of the health care bill.  In an effort [...]

Weekly Address: President Obama to Send Updated Elementary and Secondary Education Act Blueprint To Congress

In his weekly address, President Barack Obama announced that on Monday, his administration will send to Congress the blueprint for an updated Elementary and Secondary Education Act that will overhaul No Child Left Behind.  The plan will set the ambitious goal of ensuring that all students graduate from high school prepared for college and a [...]

Weekly Address: Health Reform Will Benefit American Families and Businesses This Year

In his weekly address, President Barack Obama said that Congress owes the country an up-or-down vote on health reform and he described how more American families will have more control over their health care this year after health reform passes.  The proposal the President has put forward includes tax credits for small businesses to purchase [...]

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 [...]

Weekly Address: Premiums, Profits, and the Need for Health Reform

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 [...]

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