Good evening, I want to make sure you heard a piece of news from Capitol Hill today. This morning, Holly Petraeus, who has been leading an office at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect military families, went to Capitol Hill to highlight some of the most abusive practices our service members face in today's financial marketplace. She explained that military families are the targets of predatory lenders. She talked about how many … [Read more...]
Let’s Move! ~ First Lady held a reception on the South Lawn
October 22, 2011 by
October 21, 2011 This Week On Monday, the First Lady held a reception on the South Lawn for about 1,000 principals, nutrition directors, school foodservice professionals and other leaders from schools around the country participating in the HealthierUS School Challenge. The event was a celebration of all that they have achieved in bringing their schools closer to the USDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans. First … [Read more...]
Council on Women & Girls: A Global Focus
September 23, 2011 by
Friday, September 23, 2011 Weekly Women's Update Welcome to the Council on Women and Girls Weekly Highlights! President Obama has been traveling the country and talking about his plan to create jobs and strengthen our economy. On Thursday, the President spoke in front of the Brent Spence Bridge in Cincinnati,Ohio about the urgent need to fix America's infrastructure. The American Jobs Act includes a $50 billion investment in much needed infrastructure enhancements … [Read more...]
WHITEHO– USE ~ Jobs Speech Tonight at 7:00 p.m. EDT – Watch Live HERE!
September 8, 2011 by
Thursday, September 8, 2011 Jobs Speech Tonight at 7:00 p.m. EDT – Watch Live HERE !!! Tonight at 7:00 p.m. EDT, President Obama will lay out his plan for creating American jobs and growing our economy in a speech before a special joint session of Congress. Last night, Senior Advisor David Plouffe recorded a short video to preview tonight's speech and highlighted some key points: Make sure you watch the enhanced live stream of the speech with … [Read more...]
Women’s Council of Women and Girls: Obama Jobs Package Announcement
September 4, 2011 by
Weekly Women's Update Welcome to the Council on Women and Girls Weekly Highlights! With Labor Day (and President Obama's Jobs Package Announcement) fast approaching, our focus is on women and jobs. The Economic Recovery has been slower for women and the Council on Women and Girls is working hard to ensure that we help support the populations in need. A comprehensive approach includes the soon to be announced jobs package as well as our other efforts to ensure economic security … [Read more...]
Buffett to host high-profile fundraiser for Obama
August 28, 2011 by
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Warren Buffett will host a fundraiser for President Obama next month in New York City, the Berkshire Hathaway CEO told CNNMoney on Thursday. With the 2012 election season just around the corner, the campaign to put Obama back in the White House for a second term is well underway -- and it's not unusual for the campaign to boost the president's drawing power by allowing him to share the stage with a well known benefactor. 259 9 Print Billed … [Read more...]
Weekly Women’s Update: Women’s Equality Day 2011
August 27, 2011 by
On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed an Executive Order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls. In his remarks at the signing, the President underscored that the purpose of the Council is "to ensure that each of the agencies in which they're charged takes into account the needs of women and girls in the policies they draft, the programs they create, the legislation they support" and that the true purpose of our government is "to ensure that in America, all things are still … [Read more...]
National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation Dialogues
August 16, 2011 by
National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation Dialogues As we shared in our blog last month, significant progress has been made in implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy(Strategy) in its first year. We are proud of the enthusiasm, support and contributions of our Federal partners, as well as so many community members, people living with HIV, funders, businesses, faith leaders and other stakeholders. As these stakeholders have demonstrated, the success of the Strategy doesn’t lie … [Read more...]
Let'sMove Initiative – April 28th
April 28, 2011 by
APRIL 28, 2011 More than 30 Native Youth from across the country came to the Nation’s Capitol to plant vegetable seeds that are indigenous to North America. (USDA Photo by Lance Cheung) THIS WEEK Greetings from Let’s Move! The First Lady always says that everyone has a role to play in solving the epidemic of childhood obesity. This past week illustrated the many ways different sectors of society are stepping up. Last Sunday, the NBA released a PSA with the First Lady encouraging kids to be … [Read more...]
