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Obama Joins Kennedy, Colleagues to Renew Call for National Service: "Serve America Act" Will Increase Opportunities to Serve for Americans of All Ages
September 12, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Barack Obama today joined Senators Edward M. Kennedy, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Chris Dodd, Thad Cochran and Hillary Rodham Clinton to introduce new legislation, the "Serve America Act," to expand opportunities for service for all Americans. The legislation will ask 175,000 more Americans to give a year of service to address specific national challenges, thereby expanding the number of national service participants to 250,000. The legislation will also increase opportunities for individuals to serve at every stage of their life and will support nonprofit organizations and social entrepreneurs with innovative solutions to our most pressing problems.
Reduced Exit Packages Urged for Ousted Executives
September 10, 2008
Senator Barack Obama and two other prominent Democrats urged federal housing regulators on Tuesday to cut the golden parachutes of the ousted leaders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, another sign that the government bailout of those mortgage giants could reverberate through the presidential campaign.
Second Report Shows Marion VA's Blindness to the Depth of Problems
September 10, 2008
MARION -- The final two parts of Veterans Affairs review of the VA Medical Center in Marion have been released, further revealing the depths of the problems that plagued the hospital.
Press Releases
Statement of Senator Barack Obama on Illinois Flooding
September 15, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama today released the following statement on this weekend's flooding and evacuations in the Chicagoland area:
Statement of Senator Barack Obama on the VA Secretary's Visit to the Marion, IL VA Medical Center
September 13, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama today released the following statement after Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake visited the Marion VA Medical Center in Marion, Illinois earlier today:
Statement of Senator Barack Obama on the Senate's Passage of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008
September 11, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama today released the following statement after the Senate passed the Americans with Disabilities Restoration Act, H.R. 3195. Senator Obama is a cosponsor of this legislation.
Speeches
Obama: Culture in Washington Must Change, Implement Tough Ethics Reform
August 2, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor in support of the Honest Government and Leadership Act. This legislation would provide increased transparency and accountability, reduce the influence of lobbyists and special interests, and bring about the concrete changes we need in Washington. In January, Obama joined with Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) to introduce Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act, which set a standard for strong ethics legislation this Congress.
Remarks of Senator Barack Obama on Chicago Violence
July 15, 2007
Chicago, IL - U.S. Senator Barack Obama today delivered the following remarks at the Vernon Park Church of God in Chicago:
Obama Initiative Would Revisit Radical Changes to Immigration System in Five Years
June 6, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Barack Obama today delivered the following statement on the Senate floor on an amendment to the immigration reform bill he introduced with Senators Menendez and Feingold to sunset the points system to obtain citizenship after 5 years:
Press Kit
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