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Weekly Address: Time to Create the Energy Security Trust
Posted byon March 16, 2013 at 5:30 AM EDTPresident Obama discusses the need to harness American energy in order to reduce our dependence on oil and make the United States a magnet for new jobs. He highlights his all-of-the-above approach to American energy -- including a proposal to establish an Energy Security Trust, which invests in research that will help shift our cars and trucks off of oil.
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Weekly Wrap Up: “We Don’t Have a Moment to Waste”
Posted byon March 15, 2013 at 5:08 PM EDTHere’s a quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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President Obama Visits the Argonne National Research Lab to Talk About American Energy Security
Posted byon March 15, 2013 at 4:57 PM EDTPresident Obama highlighted his proposal to create an Energy Security Trust, which uses revenue generated by oil and gas development on federal lands to support new research and technology that will shift our cars and trucks off of oil for good.
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What You Need to Know About the Energy Security Trust
Posted byon March 15, 2013 at 11:35 AM EDTThe Energy Security Trust will invest in research that will make future technologies cheaper and better –it will fund the advances that will allow us to run cars and trucks on electricity or homegrown fuels, and on the technology that will enable us to drive from coast-to-coast without a drop of oil.
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A Preview of the 2013 Economic Report of the President
Posted byon March 15, 2013 at 9:00 AM EDTThis year's Economic Report of the President highlights the progress that has been made in recovering from the deepest recession since the Great Depression, together with the policies that the Obama Administration is advancing to address the fundamental imbalances and threats that have built up for decades and that have created severe stress on the middle class and those striving to get into the middle class.
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Reddit 'Ask Me Anything' with Economic Advisor Gene Sperling
Posted byon March 13, 2013 at 5:24 PM EDTGene Sperling, Director of the National Economic Council, answers questions about the President’s plan to reduce the deficit on Reddit.
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The Economic Case for Commonsense Immigration Reform
Posted byon March 13, 2013 at 4:36 PM EDTDirector of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling outlines the economic case for a fair, effective and common-sense immigration system that strengthens our economy and the middle class.
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Gene Sperling Answers Your Questions on Reddit
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President Obama Talks Trade with His Export Council
Posted byon March 12, 2013 at 3:07 PM EDTPresident Obama stops by a meeting of his Export Council, a group of business executives and government leaders who advise him on trade and export issues.
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Weekly Address: End the Sequester to Keep Growing the Economy
Posted byon March 9, 2013 at 6:45 AM EDTIn his weekly address, President Obama says that businesses have created jobs every month for three years straight – nearly 6.4 million altogether, and have added 246,000 new jobs in February. We must keep this momentum going, and that’s why the President recently met with Republican leaders to discuss how we can replace the harmful, arbitrary budget cuts, called the “sequester,” with balanced deficit reduction.