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President Obama: "Why I'm not giving the Weekly Address"
Posted by on April 13, 2013 at 12:28 PM EDTPresident Obama sends a message to the White House email list to explain why he asked Francine Wheeler to deliver the Weekly Address.
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Weekly Address: Sandy Hook Victim’s Mother Calls for Commonsense Gun Responsibility Reforms
Posted by on April 13, 2013 at 6:00 AM EDTThis week’s address is delivered by Francine Wheeler, whose six year old son, Ben, was murdered alongside nineteen other children and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut, four months ago. Now, Francine – joined by her husband David – is asking the American people to help prevent this type of tragedy from happening to more families like hers.
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Weekly Wrap Up: "All of Them Deserve a Vote"
Posted by on April 12, 2013 at 5:43 PM EDTHere’s a quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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President Obama Tells Newtown Families He Will Keep Fighting for the Votes They Deserve
Posted by on April 11, 2013 at 5:35 PM EDTPresident Obama calls family members of the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School after the Senate voted to move a step closer toward considering legislation that will help reduce gun violence
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Make Your Voice Heard: Now Is the Time to Do Something About Gun Violence
Posted by on April 11, 2013 at 1:00 PM EDTPresident Obama proposed a series of executive actions to help keep our kids and communities safe, and put forward a set of commonsense proposals for Congress to consider that can make a real difference in protecting our citizens from gun violence. But they are only going to act on them if they hear from the American people.
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First Lady Michelle Obama Challenges Chicago Leaders to Create Opportunity for all Children
Posted by on April 10, 2013 at 6:44 PM EDTThousands of Chicago children are now living in neighborhoods where a funeral for a teenager is considered unfortunate, but not unusual; where wandering onto the wrong block or even just standing on your own front porch can mean putting yourself at risk. This needs to change.
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Increasing Access to Mental Health Services
Posted by on April 10, 2013 at 1:21 PM EDTPresident Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget includes a critical $205 million investment in programs to help identify mental health concerns early, improve access to mental health services and support safer school environments, and invests $30 million in tools and research that will expand our understanding of gun violence prevention, including key mental health issues.
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President Obama Asks Americans to Stand Up and Call for Action to Reduce Gun Violence
Posted by on April 8, 2013 at 8:05 PM EDTPresident Obama today told families of the children and teachers who died at Sandy Hook Elementary that we have not forgotten our promise to help prevent future tragedies and reduce gun violence in our country.
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Recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Posted by on April 8, 2013 at 11:26 AM EDTApril is National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and Americans are urged to support survivors to continue the progress towards addressing sexual assault.
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Weekly Wrap Up: “We Have Not Forgotten”
Posted by on April 5, 2013 at 4:42 PM EDTHere’s a quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
