In a 5-0 decision, the Minnesota State Supreme Court today declared Al Franken the winner of the state’s Senate race. Shortly thereafter, Franken’s opponent Norm Coleman officially conceded
On Wednesday, President Obama will hold another online town hall, this time focused on health care reform. From WhiteHouse.gov : This online town hall will be a little different than the last one. This time around, we are engaging online networks outside of WhiteHouse.gov, such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
From Vice President Joe Biden: A few weeks ago, President Obama asked you to share your personal story about how the health care crisis has affected you and the ones you love.
In his weekly address, President Barack Obama praised the House of Representatives for passing the American Clean Energy and Security Act last night. This historic piece of legislation will lessen our dependence on foreign oil and spark a clean energy transformation in our economy that will create millions of new American jobs — jobs that are critical to building a new foundation for our economy
Yesterday , President Obama urged the House of Representatives to pass the American Clean Energy and Security Act — a bill that is expected to come to a vote later today. In his remarks, he explained: Right now, the House of Representatives is moving towards a vote of historic proportions on a piece of legislation that will open the door to a new clean energy economy. For more than three decades, we’ve talked about our dependence on foreign oil
OFA Political Director Addisu Demissie just sent out the following update to the President’s message on the American Clean Energy and Security Act: Any minute now, Congress will vote on historic climate change legislation that will transform the way we use and produce energy in America. The American Clean Energy and Security Act creates a framework of clean energy incentives that will spur the development of new technologies — innovations that have the potential to create millions of new, good green jobs that can’t be shipped overseas. But its passage out of the House is in jeopardy — will you make a call today to ensure that it passes
In advance of an expected vote in the House of Representatives on historic energy legislation, the President will deliver remarks from the White House lawn.
Last night, President Obama played host to ABC News and a 164 Americans from around the country at a special prime time White House in prime. The hour long program was dedicated to answering tough questions and concerns on the President’s proposals to reduce health care costs and provide quality health care for all Americans. The conversation then continued for an additional hour on Nightline, where the President discussed how the choice of a public option will affect you and your family
From First Lady Michelle Obama: National and community service has been a cornerstone of my life, as I know it has been for many Americans. And with the daily struggles now confronting so many families, it’s especially important for us to reach out to one another and offer a helping hand. I’ve just launched United We Serve, a national initiative to tackle our toughest problems by working hand-in-hand in communities across the country