Hi,everybody.Seven years after the worst economic crisis in generations,our economy continues to grow and create jobs.In fact,our businesses have created 13 million new jobs over the past five and a h
The eight-hour workday, 40-hour workweek, weekends.Overtime and the minimum wage.Safer workplaces.Health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, and retirement plans.All of those gains were fought for a
Hi, everybody.This Monday, I'm heading to Alaska for a three-day tour of the state. 大家好！下周一，我将前往阿拉斯加州进行为期三天的访问。 I've been looking forward to this for a long time.Not only because Alaska is one
Hi, everybody. This week, there was a big birthday you might have missed. Medicare and Medicaid turned 50 years old. And that's something worth celebrating. 大家好!本周，大家可能错过了一个重大的节日。医疗保险和医疗补助制度已经50岁了
Hi, everybody.The right to vote is one of the most fundamental rights of any democracy.Yet for too long, too many of our fellow citizens were denied that right, simply because of the color of their sk
Hi,everybody.This week,after five years of effort with eleven other nations,we reached agreement on a new trade deal that promotes American values and protects American workers. 大家好！本周，经过与其他11个国家五年的艰苦
Hi, everybody.For decades, too many working Americans went without the security of health insurance-and their financial well-being suffered because of it. 大家好！几十年来，有太多工薪阶层没有医疗保险的保障，他们的个人财富也因此蒙受损失。 We&
Hi,everybody.Yesterday,we learned that our businesses created another 118,000 new jobs in September.That makes 67 straight months of job creation,and 13.2 million new jobs in all. 大家好！昨天，有消息显示9月份我们的企业
Hi,everybody.Our country is home to some of the most beautiful God-given landscapes in the world.We're blessed with natural treasures-from the Grand Tetons to the Grand Canyon; from lush forests a
Hi,everybody.Thirty years ago,there were 500,000 people behind bars in America.Today,there are 2.2 million.The United States is home to 5 percent of the world's population,but 25 percent of the wo
Hi,everybody.In 1620,a small band of pilgrims came to this continent,refugees who had fled persecution and violence in their native land.Nearly 400 years later,we remember their part in the American s
Hi,everybody.This week,America came together to salute our veterans—to express our appreciation to all who served so that we might live free.But our gratitude should extend beyond what our veterans ha
Hi,everybody.Today,there are 2.2 million people behind bars in America and millions more on parole or probation.Every year,we spend $80 billion in taxpayer dollars to keep people incarcerated.Many are
Hi, everybody.This weekend, our hearts are with the people of San Bernardino—another American community shattered by unspeakable violence.We salute the first responders—the police, the SWAT teams, the
Good morning everyone.This past week we've seen the best and the worst of humanity.The heinous terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut, in Iraq and Nigeria.They showed us once again the depths of th
THE PRESIDENT: Merry Christmas, everybody! This is one of our favorite times of the year in the Obama household, filled with family and friends, warmth and good cheer. That's even true when I spen
Hi, everybody.It's the most wonderful time of the year.Not just for spreading holiday cheer-but also for list makers.You've got wish lists; Santa's list; and of course, a blizzard of year-
Hello,everybody.This week,Americans across our country have shown what it means to be strong in the face of terrorism.In San Bernardino,even as the community continues to grieve,people are refusing to
Hi, everybody. This week, we continued our mission to destroy ISIL. This remains a difficult fight, and the situation in Syria and Iraq is incredibly complex. ISIL is entrenched, including in urban ar
Hi, everybody. This week, I'm speaking to you from our Nuclear Security Summit. I welcomed more than 50 leaders from around the world to make sure we're working together to meet one of the gre
