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The Employment Situation in December

Today’s solid employment report caps off a strong year for the U.S. labor market, which achieved a number of important milestones in 2014. Total job growth last year was the strongest since…
January 10, 2015

The Faces of Health Care: Katherine R.

“We were just about to be a statistic: being over 50 and experience a decline in work and health simultaneously. I’m sure Obamacare is why we are still in our home today.” …
January 10, 2015

West Wing Week: 1/9/15 or, "SOTU Spoiler Alert!"

This week, the President traveled to Michigan and Arizona to preview new policy initiatives from his upcoming State of the Union address on January 20. His actions will focus on helping middle-class…
January 10, 2015

Why Access to Free Community College Matters

America entered the 20th century as the world’s pre-eminent economic power, and in the following decades, it continued to prosper due in large part to its commitment to universal public high school…
January 10, 2015

Email: "Two Years of Community College. For Free."

This afternoon, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sent the following message to the White House email list, highlighting the President’s new proposal to make two years of community college free for responsible…
January 10, 2015

The Faces of Health Care: Deborah K.

“With my ACA coverage, I’m free to own my own business, consulting from home while ensuring I am able to manage my condition and stay healthy.” The day Deborah was laid off,…
January 9, 2015

Email: "Reclaiming the American Dream"

This afternoon, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro sent the following message to the White House email list. In it, he highlights the progress our housing market has made during…
January 9, 2015

President Obama Responds to the Attack in France

Updated: 6:36 p.m. ET on January 7, 2015 Watch on YouTube This morning, following the tragic shooting at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris, President Obama released a statement strongly…
January 8, 2015

The Road to the State of the Union (Spoiler Alert)

Note: This post first appeared on the platform Medium. You can read that post here. In two weeks, President Obama will deliver his seventh State of the Union address (technically, it’s his…
January 8, 2015

The Faces of Health Care: Karen M.

“I was a prime candidate for a major heart attack, and because of the anomalies in my heart’s structure, I may not have survived it. I am 110% better, back to work,…
January 8, 2015

The Faces of Health Care: Astrid M.

“I am a wife and mother to 2 young children, ages 6 & 10. I am recovering and alive because I had insurance.” Something didn’t feel right, and Astrid knew it. But…
January 7, 2015

Protecting Consumer Privacy while Building a Smarter Grid

Smart grid technologies have the capacity to create tremendous new value for electricity consumers: from advanced IT and communication technologies that improve the overall operation of our nation’s electricity transmission and distribution…
January 7, 2015

Being Biden: A Senate Swearing-In

Today marked the start of the 114th Congress, and Vice President Biden presided over the ceremonial swearing-in — a long-running tradition for the sitting Vice President. In today’s special video edition of…
January 7, 2015

The Faces of Health Care: Anthony C.

“If it weren’t for [the Affordable Care Act], my family would be uninsured.” Anthony has spent his life working to help customers with their mortgages. He owned his own mortgage company…
January 6, 2015

The Faces of Health Care: April W.

“I just wanted to write you to say this: THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! Without you and your Affordable Care Act, I would now be nearly $24,000 in debt with no way to pay for…
January 6, 2015
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