Washington, DC– President Barack Obama today announced the creation of a White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families to be chaired by Vice President Joe Biden. The Task Force is a ma
In one of his first acts as Secretary of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner today announced new rules that will make it harder for banks to lobby for a share of money set aside by the Emergency Economic S
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON CLEAN ENERGY Trinity Structural Towers Manufacturing PlantNewton, Iowa 12:52 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you, Rich, for the great introduction. Thank y
Now, I can’t legislate（立法） fatherhood -- I can’t force anybody to love a child. But what we can do is send a clear message to our fathers that there is no excuse for failing to meet their
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. I want to begin by thanking my friend, President Sarkozy, for his leadership and his hospitality. And I want to thank the people of Cannes for this extraord
Weekly Address: Myths and Morality in Health Insurance Reform Each and every day in this country, Americans are grappling with health care premiums that are growing three times the rate of wages and i
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Hello! Hello! (Applause.) Thank you guys. Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat. We've got a couple of special guests here today. First of all, the outstanding sena
Good afternoon, everybody. I want to say a few words about the vote on financial reform in the Senate today. I’ve said many times that the recession we’re emerging from was primarily cause
Remarks by the President on the Monthly Jobs NumbersSouth Driveway11:03 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: All right. Good morning, everybody. On what seems like a daily basis, we’re barraged（以密集炮火攻击） with
THE PRESIDENT: All right. Hello, everybody. I just sat down here at Grand Central Bakery with the Secretary of Commerce and the former governor of this great state, Gary Locke; the wonderful senior se
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENTAT MEMORIAL SERVICE IN HONOR OF WALTER CRONKITE Lincoln CenterNew York, New York 12:37 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you very much. To Chip, Kathy, and Nancy, who gr
BEFORE MEETING WITH SENATE DEMOCRATS TO DISCUSS HEALTH CARE State Dining Room 2:31 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: I want to -- thanks -- I want to say thank you to all of my former colleagues for taking the
Good evening, everybody. Tonight, after nearly 100 years of talk and frustration, after decades of trying, and a year of sustained（持久的，持续的） effort and debate, the United States Congress finally declar
Q Mr. President, I'm concerned about the furor lately that's been -- it’s similar to what’s happened in the past but it’s reemerging, mostly from the Republican Party, but some Democ
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENTHONORING THE 2008 WNBA CHAMPIONS THE DETROIT SHOCK THE PRESIDENT: Hey, guys. Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Please, everybody, be seated. Be seated. Well, welcome to the Whit
Remarks of President Barack ObamaWeekly AddressSaturday, August 15th, 2009 This week, I’ve been traveling across our country to discuss health insurance reform and to hear directly from folks li
Now, graduates, all these folks around you, I have to say, though, with the cameras and the beaming（喜气洋洋的，愉快的） smiles -- they’ve worked hard to give you everything you need to pursue your dreams
More than a decade ago, Congress set up a formula that governs how doctors get paid by the Medicare program. The intent was to slow the growth of Medicare costs, but the result was a formula that has
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Please, everybody be seated. Thank you. Thank you, John, for the gracious亲切的，和蔼的 introduction. To Mike and Eric, thank you for hosting me. Tha
Today President Obama signed the final version of last year’s budget, as posted here on Friday while it was making its way through Congress, in order to keep the government functioning. As he ex
