Category: October 2011

In the State House and Congress, John Olver has proudly served the people of Massachusetts for over forty years. He has fought tirelessly for a cleaner environment, modern infrastructure, more affordable housing, and more accessible health care. Michelle and I join the people of Massachusetts in thanking Congressman Olver for his service, and we wish…

MRS. OBAMA:  Chicago!  (Applause.)  I see all my neighbors, all my friends, all my — hey, Pauline, how you doing?  Love you guys!  This is so good!  (Applause.)  Thank you.  I am just thrilled to be back home — even though I don’t get to go to my house.  (Laughter.)  But I am thrilled to…

THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Colorado.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Let me start off just by saying that there are certain people who I’m not sure that I’d wish politics on them — (laughter) — but I sure am glad they are in politics, and Michael Bennet is one of them.  He is one of the…

THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, San Francisco!  (Applause.)  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Everybody have a seat.  It is wonderful to be back in San Francisco, great to be back in California. I want to thank a couple of people, especially, first of all, I want to thank Jack Johnson for flying from Hawaii to…

HE PRESIDENT:  Thank you!  Well, it is great to be back in Colorado.  (Applause.)  And it is great to be here at CU Denver. (Applause.) I tend to have some pretty good memories about Denver.  (Applause.)  We had a little gathering here a few years ago, at Mile High.  (Applause.)  So coming here gets me…

Military medics are on the front lines everyday saving lives; they are the battlefield’s first responders. Yet many military medics who want to work as nurses, physician assistants or in other health care jobs when they leave the military, are often not given credit or credentials for the skills they developed while serving. In August…

President Obama is pleased to announce that the Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will be the senior individual responsible for oversight of U.S. implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).  As part of the United States Open Government National Action Plan released in September, the President announced that the United States, a long-time…

Actions Offer Recent Graduates an Opportunity to Consolidate Loans and Reduce Interest Rates WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Obama Administration announced it is taking steps to increase college affordability by making it easier to manage student loan debt. The announcement is part of a series of executive actions to put Americans back to work and…

The Administration has made historic investments in Pell Grants and the American Opportunity Tax Credit to help make college more affordable for millions of current and future students. While college remains an excellent investment for most students, debt may discourage some potential students from enrolling, keeping them from getting the skills they need to compete…

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to offer condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, on the passing of the Crown Prince and Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, HRH…