President Obama calls on both parties to come together to find a balanced approach to deficit reduction that lets us live within our means without hurting investments our economy needs to grow and create jobs.
Category: Speeches and Remarks
Rose Garden 11:05 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Obviously, over the last couple of days, the debate here in Washington has been dominated by issues of debt limit, but what matters most to Americans, and what matters most…
1:02 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. I’m going to make a very brief statement. I just completed a meeting with all the congressional leaders from both chambers, from both parties, and I have to say that I…
2:04 P.M. EDT MR. DORSEY: Good afternoon and welcome to the White House. I am Jack Dorsey, from Twitter. Through more than 200 million tweets per day, people around the world use Twitter to instantly connect to what’s…
4:49 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: All right. Hello, everybody. I just wanted to give you an update on the deficit negotiations that we’ve been having for the last several weeks, and I want to wish, again, everybody a Happy…
South Lawn THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Happy Fourth of July! (Applause.) On behalf of the entire Obama family, we want to welcome you here to the White House. Right now, in small towns and big cities all across America, folks…
President Obama addresses the need to reduce the nation’s deficit while creating jobs across the country and wishes Americans a happy Fourth of July.
5:25 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Philly! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, Philadelphia! (Applause.) It is good to be back — (applause) — good to be back in the great state of Pennsylvania. (Applause.) Congratulations, Phillies fans. (Applause.) That…
The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of Missouri and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts in the area struck by flooding beginning on June 1, 2011, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes…
Sheraton Burlington Burlington, Vermont 4:59 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Well, I’ve got to tell Barack about this welcome here. I think — (applause) — this is pretty special. Oh, my good — thank you so much. It is a…
