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Weekly Address: The Experience of Judge Sotomayor Remarks of President Barack ObamaWeekly AddressSaturday, May 30, 2009Washington D.C. This week, I nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the U.S. Court of Appeals to replace Justice David Souter, who is retiring after nearly two decades on the Supreme Court. After reviewing many terrific candidates, I am certain that she is the r...
Hi, everybody. Sunday is International Women’s Day-a day to celebrate remarkable women and girls worldwide, and to re-dedicate ourselves to defending the fundamental rights and dignity of all people. That’s why, this week, Michelle and I launched a new initiative on a topic that’s close to both our hearts: girls’ education. It’s called "Let...
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENTAFTER MEETING WITH GOVERNORS GRANHOLM, DOUGLAS, DOYLE, ROUNDS AND GREGOIRETO DISCUSS HEALTH CARE THE PRESIDENT: Well, I just wanted to thank the governors that are represented here today — Governor Rounds, Gregoire, Douglas, Granholm, and Doyle. They are representative of the bipartisan group of governors that hosted roundtables around the coun...
Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Please, everybody have a seat. The show is not over. (Laughter.) To all the tremendous artists from all the genres（种类，流派） and backgrounds who’ve joined us tonight to pay tribute to the one and only Sir Paul McCartney, thank you so much. (Applause.) Stevie Wonder — (applause) — the Jonas ...
Hi, everybody. Over the past year, as I traveled across the country campaigning for this office, I told you that if I was fortunate enough to be re-elected, I’d work to change a tax code that too often benefited the wealthy at the expense of the middle class. This week, we did that. For the first time in two decades, we raised taxes on the wealthiest 2% of Americans in...
Hi, everybody. Our top priority as a nation is reigniting the true engine of our economic growth—a rising, thriving middle class. And few things define what it is to be middle class in America more than owning your own cornerstone of the American Dream: a home. Today, seven years after the real estate bubble burst, triggering the worst economic crisis since the Great D...
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENTAND THE VICE PRESIDENTON A VISION FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN AMERICA Room 450Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building 9:33 A.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) I promise these comments will be shorter than the ride — (laughter) — a ride, Mr. President, I’ve taken about a thousand times with Rob Andrews and Frank Laut...
Good morning, everybody. I just finished a meeting with these small business owners and a few of their workers. And we talked about some of the economic challenges facing these folks. And we talked about the ways that our government can make it easier for smaller firms to hire and to grow. These men and women know how important it is because, historically, small businesses ...
A National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation Moments ago, in his first official act since taking the oath of office, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation, calling on Americans to serve one another and our common purpose on this National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation. Check it out below, or read it on the WhiteHouse.gov proclamations page. NATIONAL DAY OF RENEWAL ...
Hi, everybody. Over the past year, more than 10 million Americans have gained the financial security and peace of mind that comes with health insurance. More than seven million people enrolled in affordable coverage by visiting HealthCare.gov, or going to the marketplace in their state.On average, they’re paying just 82 a month for coverage. For a lot of people, that&#...
Hi, everybody. As I’m sure you’ve noticed over the past few weeks, the price at your local pump has been going up and up. And because it’s an election year, so has the temperature of our political rhetoric（修辞） . What matters most to me right now is the impact that rising prices have on you. When you’ve got to spend more on gas, you’ve got le...
Hi, everybody. This week, in my State of the Union Address, I talked about what we can do to make sure middle-class economics helps more Americans get ahead in the new economy. See, after some tough years, and thanks to some tough decisions we made, our economy is creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999. Our deficits are shrinking. Our energy production is booming. Our ...
Iowa Caucus Night 爱荷华州之夜 (2008年1月3日，爱荷华州首府得梅因市) IOWA CAUCUS NIGHTJanuary 3, 2008 | Des Moines, Iowa Thank you, Iowa.You know, they said this day would never come.They said our sights were set too high. They said this country was too pided; too disillusioned to ever come together around a common purpose.But on this January night—at this defining mom...
The eight-hour workday, 40-hour workweek, weekends. Overtime and the minimum wage. Safer workplaces. Health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, and retirement plans. All of those gains were fought for and won by the labor movement-folks who were working not just for a bigger paycheck for themselves, but for more security and prosperity for the folks working next to them as...
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I’ve directed my administration to launch a swift, coordinated and aggressive effort to save lives and support the recovery in Haiti. The losses that have been suffered in Haiti are nothing less than devastating, and responding to a disaster of this magnitude震级，重要 will require every element of our national capacity — ...
Mr. President of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Liu Qi, Members of the organizing Committee, dear Chinese friends, dear athletes: For a long time, China has dreamed of opening its doors and inviting the world’s athletes to Beijing for the Olympic Games. Tonight that dream comes true. Congratulations, Beijing. You have chosen as the theme of these Games "...
Remarks of President Barack Obama As Prepared for Delivery Weekly AddressMarch 13, 2010 Lost in the news of the week was a headline that ought to be a source of concern for every American. It said, “Many Nations Passing U.S. in Education.” Now, debates in Washington tend to be consumed with the politics of the moment: who’s up in the daily polls; whose part...
This was a momentous（重要的，重大的） week for America. It was a week in which together, we took bold new steps toward restoring economic security for our middle class and rebuilding a stronger foundation for our future. It was a week in which some of the change that generations have hoped for and worked for finally became reality in America. It began with the passage of co...
Right now in Washington, our Senate and House of Representatives are both debating proposals for health insurance reform. Today, I want to speak with you about the stakes of this debate, for our people and for the future of our nation. This is an issue that affects the health and financial well-being of every single American and the stability of our entire economy. It’...
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, millions of Americans gather with loved ones for Christmas. This is a season of hope and joy. And it is an occasion to remember a humble birth that has helped shape the world for more than two thousand years. One of the things that makes Christmas special is that it allows us to step back and take stock of what is truly meaningful in ...