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President Obama Nominates Anthony Foxx as Secretary of Transportation
Posted by on April 29, 2013 at 4:15 PM EDTPresident Obama announces Anthony Foxx as his nominee for the next Secretary of Transportation.
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Guest Blog: How IT Training for Troops Got Me on the Job Track
Posted by on April 29, 2013 at 1:22 PM EDTToday, First Lady Michelle Obama spoke at the White House Forum on Military Credentialing and Licensing, where she announced the IT Training and Certification Program. This program will offer Service members an opportunity to receive industry-recognized information technology (IT) certifications as they transition from military service. I know the potential of this kind of program from personal experience.
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Weekly Address: Time to Replace the Sequester with a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction
Posted by on April 27, 2013 at 5:45 AM EDTPresident Obama says that because Republicans in Congress allowed a series of harmful, automatic budget cuts—called the sequester—to take effect, important programs like Head Start are now forced to reduce their services. After travelers were stuck for hours in airports and on planes this past week, members of Congress passed a temporary band-aid measure to stop the cuts that impact airlines — but they must do more to stop cuts to vital services for the American people. That’s why it’s time for a balanced approach to deficit reduction that makes smarter cuts and reforms in the tax code while creating jobs and strengthening the middle class.
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Weekly Wrap Up: "What You Do Matters"
Posted by on April 26, 2013 at 5:50 PM EDTHere's quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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Supporting Local Communities by Building Capacity and Cutting Red Tape
Posted by on April 25, 2013 at 1:00 PM EDTShaun Donovan and Cecilia Munoz highlight the impact of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities initiative.
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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 Sends Congress his Fiscal Year 2014 Budget
Posted by on April 10, 2013 at 11:31 AM EDTThis year's Budget presents the President's plan to address these important questions: How do we attract more jobs to our shores? How do we equip our people with the skills needed to do those jobs? And how do we make sure that hard work leads to a decent living?
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Weekly Address: The President’s Plan to Create Jobs and Cut the Deficit
Posted by on April 6, 2013 at 5:30 AM EDTPresident Obama tells the American people about the budget he is sending to Congress, which makes the tough choices required to grow our economy and shrink our deficits.
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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.
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The Employment Situation in March
Posted by on April 5, 2013 at 9:45 AM EDTToday’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that private sector businesses added 95,000 jobs last month. The economy has now added private sector jobs every month for 37 straight months, and a total of nearly 6.5 million jobs have been added over that period.
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