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Weekly Address: The President Talks About How to Build a Rising, Thriving Middle Class

Barack Obama's White House Presidential Office (D) posted a Audio Clip on May 18, 2013 | 5:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
President Obama talks about his belief that a rising, thriving middle class is the true engine of economic growth, and that to reignite that engine and continue to build on the progress we've made over the last four years, we need to invest in three areas: jobs, skills and opportunity.

Weekly Address: Growing the Housing Market and Supporting our Homeowners

Barack Obama's White House Presidential Office (D) posted a Audio Clip on May 11, 2013 | 5:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
President Obama discusses the housing market and urges Congress to confirm Mel Watt to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency and take action to give every responsible homeowner the chance to refinance and save money on their mortgage.

Weekly Address: Fixing our Immigration System and Expanding Trade in Latin America

Barack Obama's White House Presidential Office (D) posted a Audio Clip on May 4, 2013 | 5:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
President Obama describes the incredible opportunities to create middle-class jobs in the United States by deepening our economic ties and expanding trade in Latin America and discusses recent Senate bill that takes commonsense steps to fix our broken immigration system.

Weekly Address: Time to Replace the Sequester with a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction

Barack Obama's White House Presidential Office (D) posted a Audio Clip on April 27, 2013 | 5:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
President Obama says that because Republicans in Congress allowed a series of harmful, automatic budget cuts—called the sequester—to take effect, important programs like Head Start are now forced to reduce their services. After travelers were stuck for hours in airports and on planes this past week, members of Congress passed a temporary band-aid measure to stop the cuts that impact airlines — but they must do more to stop cuts to vital services for the American people. That's why it's time for a balanced approach to deficit reduction that makes smarter cuts and reforms in the tax code while creating jobs and strengthening the middle class.

Udall Discusses U.S. Senate Passage of Udall-Led Bipartisan Bill to Fix Long Lines, Delays at Airports

Mark Udall's Senate Member Office (D-CO) posted a Audio Clip on April 25, 2013 | 11:02 pm - Original Item - Comments (View)

Mark Udall held a press call about the Senate's passage of a bipartisan deal he led with Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) to provide the Secretary of Transportation the flexibility to avoid further furloughs of essential employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Weekly Address: America Stands with the City of Boston

Barack Obama's White House Presidential Office (D) posted a Audio Clip on April 20, 2013 | 5:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
President Obama speaks to the American people about the act of terror at the Boston Marathon that wounded dozens and killed three innocent people on Monday, and says that through it all, Boston's spirit remains undaunted and Americans have proven they refuse to be terrorized.

Weekly Address: Sandy Hook Victim's Mother Calls for Commonsense Gun Responsibility Reforms

Barack Obama's White House Presidential Office (D) posted a Audio Clip on April 13, 2013 | 6:42 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
This week's address is delivered by Francine Wheeler, whose six year old son, Ben, was murdered alongside nineteen other children and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut, four months ago. Now, Francine – joined by her husband David – is asking the American people to help prevent this type of tragedy from happening to more families like hers.

Weekly Address: The President's Plan to Create Jobs and Cut the Deficit

Barack Obama's White House Presidential Office (D) posted a Audio Clip on April 6, 2013 | 5:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
President Obama tell the American people about the budget he is sending to Congress, which makes the tough choices required to grow our economy and shrink our deficits.

Weekly Address: President Obama Offers Easter and Passover Greetings

Barack Obama's White House Presidential Office (D) posted a Audio Clip on March 29, 2013 | 8:31 pm - Original Item - Comments (View)
President Obama uses his weekly address to mark a sacred time for the millions of Americans celebrating Easter and Passover, and he calls on everyone to use this time to reflect on the common values we share as a nation. The President says that this is a chance to embrace loved ones, give thanks for our blessings, and help those less fortunate as we celebrate our individual traditions as well as the thread of humanity that connects us all.

Weekly Address: Helping Protect Our Kids by Reducing Gun Violence

Barack Obama's White House Presidential Office (D) posted a Audio Clip on March 23, 2013 | 5:00 am - Original Item - Comments (View)
Three months after the tragic shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, President Obama says that the Senate has taken important steps forward to help protect our kids by reducing gun violence. The American people made their voices heard, and the Senate made progress to make it harder for criminals and people with serious mental illnesses to get guns, to crack down on anyone trying to funnel guns to criminals, and to reinstate and strengthen a ban on the sale of military-style assault weapons. Each of these ideas deserves a vote.
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