The White House Blog: The President
Weekly Address: Congress Should Join the President to Help Responsible Homeowners
Posted by on October 20, 2012 at 6:00 AM EDTPresident Obama urges Congress to act to build on the momentum we are seeing in the housing market by helping responsible homeowners refinance, saving $3000 a year. Construction workers are building new homes at the fastest pace in more than four years, home values are rising, and foreclosure filings are at the lowest point since the housing bubble burst five years ago. The steps that the President has already taken have given hundreds of thousands of Americans with high-interest loans the chance to take advantage of the low rates, and the President is calling on Congress to act to help millions more.
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Learn more about President Obama's plan to help responsible homeowners refinance their mortgages
West Wing Week: 10/19/12 or "The Power of We"
Posted by on October 19, 2012 at 12:00 AM EDTThis week, the President reflected on the state of the auto industry, the White House opened its garden to the public for its annual tours, and marked Blog Action Day -- while Bill Allman spoke on the history of the Presidential Seal.
Weekly Address: One Million American Jobs Saved and a Stronger American Auto Industry
Posted by on October 13, 2012 at 5:30 AM EDTPresident Obama talks about his choice to rescue the American auto industry from collapse and save more than one million American jobs.
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West Wing Week: 10/12/12 or "Our Journey Is Never Hopeless, Our Work Is Never Done"
Posted by on October 12, 2012 at 12:00 AM EDTWelcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President established a new, national monument in honor of Cesar Chavez, declared Fire Prevention Week, and sat down with Diane Sawyer, while the White House honored educational innovators and 4-H and FFA Champions of Change. That's October 5th to October 11th or "Our Journey Is Never Hopeless, Our Work Is Never Done."
Weekly Address: Congress Should Keep America Moving Forward
Posted by on October 6, 2012 at 5:30 AM EDTIn this week’s address, President Obama says that Congress should act to keep our nation moving forward by keeping taxes low for 98 percent of Americans, cutting red tape so responsible homeowners can save about $3,000 a year on their mortgage by refinancing at lower rates, and creating a veterans jobs corps to help our returning heroes find work.
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National Energy Action Month
Posted by on October 4, 2012 at 12:00 PM EDTOctober is National Energy Action Month, when Americans are called up to work together, "to achieve greater energy security, a more robust economy, and a healthier environment for our children" -- as President Obama wrote in an official proclamation on Monday.
Those goals are the reason that the President is pursuing an all-of-the-above strategy to help the United States achieve energy independence.
To give you a better sense of what that means, we've put together a video that outlines the progress we've made and President's Obama's plan for the future.
Learn more:
- Get facts on gas prices
- Have questions about President Obama's blueprint for American-made energy? Here's everything you need to know.
Weekly Address: It’s Time for Congress to Help Responsible Homeowners
Posted by on September 29, 2012 at 5:30 AM EDTIn this week’s address, President Obama explains his administration’s steps to help the housing market, including giving responsible homeowners a chance to save thousands of dollars every year by refinancing their mortgages, but says we need Congress’s help to do more.
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West Wing Week 09/28/12 or "A Common Heartbeat to Humanity"
Posted by on September 28, 2012 at 12:00 AM EDTWelcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the First Lady spoke at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Dinner, We the People turned one-year old, and the President addressed the UN General Assembly and the Clinton Global Initiative.
President Obama Addresses the United Nations
Posted by on September 25, 2012 at 1:40 PM EDT
President Barack Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations in New York, N.Y., Sept. 25, 2012. Sitting on the dais are: U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, UNGA President Vuk Jeremić and Jean-Jacques Graisse, Acting Head for General Assembly and Conference Management. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama remembered Ambassador Chris Stevens and delivered a defense of both free speech and the spirit of tolerance.
The President described Stevens -- who was slain earlier this month in an attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya -- as a man who "embodied the best of America."
"Like his fellow Foreign Service officers, he built bridges across oceans and cultures, and was deeply invested in the international cooperation that the United Nations represents," the President said. "He acted with humility, but he also stood up for a set of principles -- a belief that individuals should be free to determine their own destiny, and live with liberty, dignity, justice, and opportunity."
Tune In: President Obama Addresses the United Nations General Assembly
Posted by on September 25, 2012 at 9:53 AM EDTPresident Obama will address the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York this morning at 10:10 am EDT. You can watch the President's remarks live on whitehouse.gov/live.
Later Tuesday, at 12:10 pm EDT, whitehouse.gov will also stream the President's address at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, also in New York, NY.
