Hello – Today President Obama announced a plan to help protect our kids and communities from gun violence. You’re going to hear a lot about it, but I wanted to make sure you got a chance to get the facts, straight from me. After hearing from Americans from across the political spectrum, we decided to … Continue reading »
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Presidential Proclamation – Women’s Equality Day, 2012 | The White House
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release August 24, 2012 Presidential Proclamation – Women’s Equality Day, 2012 WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On Women’s Equality Day, we mark the anniversary of our Constitution’s 19th … Continue reading »
Apps Against Abuse
The White House Blog “Apps Against Abuse” Challenge to Help Address Sexual Assault and Dating Violence Posted by Kathleen Sebelius on July 13, 2011 at 05:08 PM EDT Today, we are taking a new approach in our effort to address dating violence and sexual assault. Working together with my colleagues in the Office of the Vice President and … Continue reading »
Join the Council on Women and Girls
Council on Women and Girls Friday Highlights Posted by Monique Dorsainvil on July 15, 2011 at 5:20 PM EDT HERE Welcome to the Council on Women and Girls Weekly Highlights! This week, White House officials met with families benefiting from services provided by Medicaid. We heard from the parents of children living with physical, development and intellectual … Continue reading »
President Obama: “A Moment of Opportunity” in the Middle East and North Africa
This afternoon President Obama delivered this speech on the events in the Middle East and North Africa, and U.S. policy in the region. The remarks follow, but you can also read the speech online here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/05/19/remarks-president-barack-obama-prepared-delivery-moment-opportunity and check out a fact sheet here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/05/19/fact-sheet-moment-opportunity-middle-east-and-north-africa Continue reading »
The Democrats are in Love again!
The Democrats are in love again! – after months of watching our President flirt with the “other side” - yesterday’s speech reconfirmed that he still believes in the principles we stand for and that he’s willing to fight for them. read the speech here: Remarks by the President on Fiscal Policy | The White House Continue reading »
President Obama’s editorial on Guns
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 13, 2011 Op-ed by President Obama in the Arizona Daily Star: We must seek agreement on gun reforms The full text of the op-ed by President Barack Obama is printed below. The piece, published in today’sArizona Daily Star, can be read online HERE. We … Continue reading »
