Category: Aug 2015
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Fact Sheet: President Obama to Announce Historic Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants
The Clean Power Plan is a Landmark Action to Protect Public Health, Reduce Energy Bills for Households and Businesses, Create American Jobs, and Bring Clean Power to Communities across the Country Today at the White House, President Obama and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will release the final Clean Power Plan, a historic step…
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Remarks by the President at the Young African Leaders Initiative Presidential Summit Town Hall
Omni Shoreham Hotel Washington, D.C. 11:15 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, hello, everybody! (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, Mr. President, happy birthday to you! (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Everybody sit down. Thank you so much. (Applause.) Well, this is a good crowd here! (Applause.) First of all,…
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Remarks by the President in Announcing the Clean Power Plan
East Room 2:15 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. Thank you. Well, good afternoon, everybody. AUDIENCE: Good afternoon. THE PRESIDENT: Gina, I want to thank you not just for the introduction, but for the incredible work that you and your team have been doing…
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Weekly Address: Celebrating Fifty Years of Medicare and Medicaid
WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President celebrated the fiftieth birthdays of Medicare and Medicaid, which together have allowed millions to live longer and better lives. These programs are a promise that if we work hard, and play by the rules, we’ll be rewarded with a basic measure of dignity, security, and the…