Posts Tagged ‘ Recovery Act ’

Obama Weekly Address: Pushing Forward on Jobs

December 5, 2009
By Chris Prevatt
Obama Weekly Address: Pushing Forward on Jobs

In his weekly address, President Obama said the jobs numbers released yesterday indicate that the job loss trend is improving, but that his administration remains committed to accelerating these trends and putting more Americans back to work. Next week, the President will announce additional ideas about growing the economy and adding jobs to...
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Obama Weekly Address: Milestones on Economy and Recovery Act

October 31, 2009
By Chris Prevatt

WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Barack Obama said that while times are still too difficult for too many American families, this week saw real evidence of progress in the economy. On Thursday, we learned that in the third quarter the GDP grew for the first time in over a year, and grew...
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Obama: Small Business Must be at the Forefront of Recovery

October 25, 2009
By Chris Prevatt

WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Barack Obama spoke of how important small businesses are to the economy and described the steps his administration is taking to support them.  Health insurance reform will allow small business to purchase insurance for their employees through exchanges, which will increase the quality of coverage while lowering...
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Obama’s Weekly Address: Progress in the Global Economy

September 19, 2009
By Chris Prevatt

WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Obama highlighted the need for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency to implement clearly enforced rules to help strengthen our financial markets and protect the interests of American consumers. The President also pointed to the aggressive and necessary action taken by his administration and other nations to stop...
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Obama Weekly Address: Katrina Four Years Later

August 29, 2009
By Chris Prevatt

WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Barack Obama remembered the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, described what his administration has done to boost the Gulf Coast recovery effort, and said that he will visit New Orleans before the end of the year.  As the Gulf Coast recovers, we must learn the lessons of Katrina,...
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President’s Weekly Address: Recovery Act is Working

August 1, 2009
By Chris Prevatt

WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Barack Obama said the newly released GDP numbers are an indication that the Recovery Act is working, but that long–term investments in innovation are needed to ensure our nation’s long-term economic growth. By training the highest skilled workforce in the world, reforming the health care system to...
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Obama Weekly Address: Recovery and Jobs of the Future

July 11, 2009
By Chris Prevatt

WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama touted the gains the Recovery Act has made in a little more than 100 days.  While the recession is still far from over, the Recovery Act has helped end the economic free fall, ease the rate of monthly job losses from 700,000 a month, extend...
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