President Obama calls on Congress to move forward on Wall Street reform
Renewing his call for Congress to move forward on Wall Street reform, this week President Obama, citing the comeback from our economic crisis and the recent debacle at JPMorgan, says:
That’s why it’s so important that Members of Congress stand on t...
President Obama urges Congress to act now on an economic ‘to-do’ list
Acknowledging the economic difficulties America has gone through, this week President Obama urges Congress to act on a common-sense "to-do" list that he says will "help create jobs and restore some of the financial security that so many families have l...
President Obama declares a ‘new chapter in Afghanistan’
Afghanistan and beyond is the focus of this week's address by President Obama. Saying that this week he signed "an historic agreement that will help us complete our mission and end the war," the president noted his time in Afghanistan with the troops:
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Obama pushes Buffett Rule passage, cites its spur to growth in weekly address
Unsurprisingly, given the fact that he's been hammering on fair taxes all week and the Buffett Rule is coming to a vote this coming week, President Barack Obama came out and hit hard in his weekly address this morning on the fairness (or current unfair...
President Obama offers an Easter and Passover greeting
President Obama sets aside politics this week for an Easter and Passover message to Christians and Jews:
For millions of Americans, this weekend is a time to celebrate redemption at God’s hand. Tonight, Jews will gather for a second Seder, where they...
President Obama throws down the gauntlet on the Buffett Rule
Pointing out the insanity of Warren Buffett "paying a lower rate than his secretary" while "over the last 30 years, the tax rates for middle class families have barely budged," this week President Obama throws down the gauntlet on a Republican Sacred C...
President Obama says House must pass bipartisan transportation bill
Continuing with the theme of an "all-of-the-above energy strategy for America," this week President Obama focuses on the need for House Republicans to pass the (truly) bipartisan transportation bill that cleared the Senate by a 76-24 vote:
So much of A...
President Obama repeats call to end subsidies for Big Oil
With Newt Gingrich pretending he has a secret plan to slash the price of gasoline, and with the entirety of the Republican Party screaming "drill, baby, drill" and blaming everyone and everything except Big Oil for rising costs at the pump, this week P...
President Obama calls for investing in a clean energy future
Continuing his theme of investing in America's future, this week President Obama focuses on clean energy:
The recent spike in gas prices has been another painful reminder of why we have to invest in this technology. [...]
But you and I both know that w...
President Obama calls for investing in a clean energy future
Continuing his theme of investing in America's future, this week President Obama focuses on clean energy:
The recent spike in gas prices has been another painful reminder of why we have to invest in this technology. [...]
But you and I both know that w...
President Obama wants America to take control of its ‘energy future’
Taking direct aim at Mitt Romney and Republican lawmakers, this week President Obama speaks about the turnaround in the U.S. auto industry:
Just a few years ago, their industry was shedding hundreds of thousands of jobs. Two of the Big Three – GM and...
President Obama and an ‘all-of-the-above’ approach to American energy
Continuing with the theme of building an economy that lasts, today President Obama talked about rising gas prices, "why developing new energy is so important to our future," and of course, how Republicans want to politicize it:
Now, some politicians al...
