Weekly Address: Progress in the Global Economy

With the next G20 Summit approaching in Pittsburgh, the President goes over the progress in stemming a global economic crisis. He discusses the impact of the Recovery Act, and pledges that “lobbyists for big Wall Street banks” will not prevent real reform for the future, including a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
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Weekly Address: Losing Insurance Can Happen to Anybody

The President discusses a staggering new report from the Treasury Department indicating that under the status quo, around half of all Americans under 65 will lose their health coverage at some point over the next ten years. He pledges not to allow this future to unfold.
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Weekly Address: Lessons and Renewal Out of the Gulf Coast

The President discusses the progress being made in finishing the job of recovery from Hurricane Katrina as the fourth anniversary approaches.
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Weekly Address: Myths and Morality in Health Insurance Reform

President Obama debunks the myths around health insurance reform, and discusses the public option proposal in which many of them are rooted. But he focuses his address on the stark moral and historical turning point at which we find ourselves.
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Weekly Address: Real Conversations about Health Insurance Reform

The President talks about how the chatter and ruckus around health insurance reform on television obscures the reality of what's happening in America.
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Weekly Address: Necessary Reform, Absurd Attacks

President Obama calls health insurance reform critical to our nation's long-term economic strength and dispels the outlandish rumors being promoted by those who are defending the status quo.
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Weekly Address: Health Insurance Reform, Small Business and Your Questions

The President discusses a key factor that has been considered in the development of the health insurance reform proposals that are being considered: the impact of reform on small business. Watch his address, read the pivotal new CEA report, and give us your comments and questions.

Weekly Address: Health Care Reform Cannot Wait

The President calls on Congress to seize this opportunity – one that may not come again for decades – and finally pass health care reform.
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Weekly Address: Recovery and the Jobs of the Future

The President explains how the Recovery Act helped end our economic free fall, and how his agenda is helping to set a new foundation for our economy.
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Weekly Address: On the 4th of July, Overcoming America’s Challenges

The President recounts America’s great history of overcoming seemingly insurmountable challenges, and pledges to lead America in continuing that tradition.
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