From our friends at Whitehouse.gov:
Recently, President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and leadership from the House of Representatives emerged from a meeting together with a new target on moving forward with health reform: pass legislation through the House by July 31st.
If you cannot see the viewscreen above, you can watch the video on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LvJmGHoy04.
The full announcement is available on Whitehouse.gov at http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Health-Reform-Urgency-and-Determination/.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Five budget propositions defeated; Prop. 1F limiting legislators' salary raises passes
Want to see today's election results as they come in? Visit the Election Results page on the California Secretary of State's website.
Here's the address:
http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/props/allprops.htm
UPDATE, 8:54 p.m.: The Associated Press is reporting that Proposition 1F, limiting salary increases for legislators, has passed. The other five measures remain trailing by a 2-1 margin.
UPDATE 5:29 a.m.: It's official -- Propositions 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E all fail at the ballot box. 1F passes.
Next up: A battle over budget cuts. Stay tuned...
Here's the address:
http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/props/allprops.htm
UPDATE, 8:54 p.m.: The Associated Press is reporting that Proposition 1F, limiting salary increases for legislators, has passed. The other five measures remain trailing by a 2-1 margin.
UPDATE 5:29 a.m.: It's official -- Propositions 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E all fail at the ballot box. 1F passes.
Next up: A battle over budget cuts. Stay tuned...
Monday, May 18, 2009
The White House launches a website to coordinate healthcare reform efforts
President Obama's team has launched a website designed to keep Americans informed and involved in healthcare reform, one of the President's stated priorities for 2009.
Located at http://www.healthreform.gov, the new Health Reform website contains numerous resources about the problems with healthcare in the United States, and promises both to track reform efforts and keep Americans involved in bringing about the change in healthcare they demanded last November.
HealthReform.gov is an official U.S. Government website, managed by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Located at http://www.healthreform.gov, the new Health Reform website contains numerous resources about the problems with healthcare in the United States, and promises both to track reform efforts and keep Americans involved in bringing about the change in healthcare they demanded last November.
HealthReform.gov is an official U.S. Government website, managed by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
At Notre Dame, President Obama
calls for 'open hearts, fair-minded words'
From the Huffington Post:
President Barack Obama strode head-on Sunday into the stormy abortion debate and told graduates at America's leading Roman Catholic university that both sides must stop demonizing one another.
Obama acknowledged that "no matter how much we want to fudge it ... the fact is that at some level, the views of the two camps are irreconcilable." But he still implored the University of Notre Dame's graduating class and all in the U.S. to stop "reducing those with differing views to caricature. Open hearts. Open minds. Fair-minded words. It's a way of life that always has been the Notre Dame tradition."
To read the full article or a transcript of President Obama's speech, visit the Huffington Post at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/17/obama-notre-dame-speech-l_n_204389.html. The link also includes video of the President's address.
President Barack Obama strode head-on Sunday into the stormy abortion debate and told graduates at America's leading Roman Catholic university that both sides must stop demonizing one another.
Obama acknowledged that "no matter how much we want to fudge it ... the fact is that at some level, the views of the two camps are irreconcilable." But he still implored the University of Notre Dame's graduating class and all in the U.S. to stop "reducing those with differing views to caricature. Open hearts. Open minds. Fair-minded words. It's a way of life that always has been the Notre Dame tradition."
To read the full article or a transcript of President Obama's speech, visit the Huffington Post at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/17/obama-notre-dame-speech-l_n_204389.html. The link also includes video of the President's address.
First Lady gives inspirational speech, tells UC-Merced grads to 'give something back'
From our friends at the Huffington Post:
Making her debut as a commencement speaker before a crowd of 12,000 on Saturday, First Lady Michelle Obama praised graduates at the University of California, Merced, the state's smallest, youngest public university.
She urged the 493 members of the school's first full graduating class to give back to their communities.
"Remember that you are blessed -- remember that in exchange for those blessings you must give something back," Obama told the crowd. "You must reach back and pull someone up. You must bend down and let someone else stand on your shoulders so that they can see a brighter future."
For the full article, visit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/16/michelle-obama-commenceme_n_204302.html. The article includes video of the event, as well as a full transcript of the First Lady's remarks.
Making her debut as a commencement speaker before a crowd of 12,000 on Saturday, First Lady Michelle Obama praised graduates at the University of California, Merced, the state's smallest, youngest public university.
She urged the 493 members of the school's first full graduating class to give back to their communities.
"Remember that you are blessed -- remember that in exchange for those blessings you must give something back," Obama told the crowd. "You must reach back and pull someone up. You must bend down and let someone else stand on your shoulders so that they can see a brighter future."
For the full article, visit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/16/michelle-obama-commenceme_n_204302.html. The article includes video of the event, as well as a full transcript of the First Lady's remarks.
President Obama's weekly address:
Coming together for real reform
From our friends at Whitehouse.gov:
This week, President Obama discusses breakthroughs on two issues where stakeholders from all sides, once opposed, are coming together for real reform. On health care and energy, solutions would provide key pillars for a new foundation for the country.
If you cannot see the viewscreen above, President Obama's remarks can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-gYIL0w5O8.
This week, President Obama discusses breakthroughs on two issues where stakeholders from all sides, once opposed, are coming together for real reform. On health care and energy, solutions would provide key pillars for a new foundation for the country.
If you cannot see the viewscreen above, President Obama's remarks can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-gYIL0w5O8.
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