Senate HELP Committee Releases Health Reform Bill
Today the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) took an important step towards that goal when it released its latest version of health care reform legislation.Posted on Thursday, July 2, 2009 | Comments (4)
Guest Post: Chairman Tim Kaine on Attending President Obama's Health Care Town Hall in Virginia
Today I was honored to join President Obama at the health care town hall at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, VA. The room was packed with kids and parents, students and seniors.Posted on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 | Comments (1)
Climate Change, Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency
Friday night the House passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act 219 to 212. Only 8 Republicans voted in favor of the bill.Posted on Monday, June 29, 2009 | Comments (2)
American Clean Energy and Security Act Goes to Full House Vote Tomorrow
As we’ve been talking about all week, the House is expected to vote tomorrow on the American Clean Energy and Security Act.Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2009 | Comments (4)
Kaine Strongly Urges House to Pass Historic Bill and Help Jumpstart Our Clean Energy Economy, Create Jobs
Today I call on the House of Representatives to pass the American Clean Energy and Security Act, landmark legislation supported by President Obama that will transform the way we use and produce energy in America . The passage of this bill represents the next step towards an energy plan that will help fuel a lasting economic recovery, break our dependence on foreign oil, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and create a framework of clean energy incentives to create millions of good, green new jobs.Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2009 | Comments (0)
Our Clean Energy Economy
With a full House vote expected this week on the American Clean Energy and Security Act (or Waxman-Markey), all eyes turn to the nation’s energy policy.Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2009 | Comments (2)
Iran, Energy Legislation and Health Care Reform at President Obama’s Press Conference
Today the President held a press conference where he addressed the situation in Iran, energy legislation currently pending in the House and the urgent need for health care reform.Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 | Comments (2)
Clean Energy, Green Jobs and Climate
The Obama Administration is dispatching cabinet secretaries and senior officials around the country this week to highlight the need for comprehensive energy legislation that makes us more energy independent, reduces climate change-causing greenhouse gas emissions and creates millions of green jobs.Posted on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | Comments (2)
June 20, 2009: Weekly Presidential Address
In this weeks address the President talks about Financial Reform and how his administration is addressing the current crisis. He stresses our markets should work fairly and freely for both consumers and business. The President introduces a new proposal to help fix our financial crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. The agency's responsibility is to look out for the interests of everyday Americans in our financial industry.Posted on Monday, June 22, 2009 | Comments (0)
Momentum Builds Behind President Obama’s Call for Health Care Reform This Year
In case you missed it, a few new polls out this week demonstrate widespread support for comprehensive reform:Posted on Monday, June 22, 2009 | Comments (8)
President Obama Announces Historic Agreement with Big Pharma
Today President Obama announced an agreement between his administration and several of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical companies that would offer $80 billion in prescription drug discounts for Medicare recipients.Posted on Monday, June 22, 2009 | Comments (1)
United We Serve
This initiative, called United We Serve, begins next Monday, June 22nd and runs through the National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11th.Posted on Sunday, June 21, 2009 | Comments (2)
Financial Regulatory Reform
President Obama just announced his Administration’s plans to reform our financial regulatory system.Continue reading "Financial Regulatory Reform "
Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 | Comments (2)
Faces of Health Care Reform: Russell Axelson
Like millions of Americans, Russ lost his health insurance when he was laid off from his job. Russ turned to his church to help pay for his medications while he was out of work.Posted on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 | Comments (2)
President Obama Speaks at the American Medical Association’s Annual Meeting
Today, he went to Chicago to speak to a crowd of 2,200 at the American Medical Association’s annual meeting.Posted on Monday, June 15, 2009 | Comments (0)
June 13, 2009: Weekly Presidential Address
In his weekly address President Obama talked about how health care reform is an important part of addressing our national debt. The President states that the status quo is unacceptable to families, business and government. Americans should never have to forgo health care nor should our businesses be hurt because of rising health care costs. Watch the President's address to learn more about how his administration will help pay for health care reform and the benefits it will provide.Posted on Monday, June 15, 2009 | Comments (5)
Three Health Care Stories from Wisconsin
Organizing for America, a project of the DNC, has collected hundreds of thousands of personal health care stories during the last few weeks. Here are three from Wisconsin.Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2009 | Comments (2)
President Obama Holds Health Care Town Hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin
President Obama held a health care town hall in Green Bay, WI this afternoon where he continued to talk about the need for health care reform that controls costs, protects choice, and makes quality, affordable health care available to every American.Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2009 | Comments (4)
Rep. Steve Kagen (WI), OFA's Wisconsin State Director and Muskego, WI Resident Talk About Health Care
Rep. Steve Kagen, M.D. (WI) joined Organizing for America’s Wisconsin State Director Dan Grandone and Kristine Reger, a Muskego, WI resident on a conference call this morning to talk about the health care debate in Congress and the grassroots effort currently underway to make it happen this year.Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 | Comments (0)
Take Action: Join the Fight for Health Care Reform
Organizing for America just launched a new Health Care Action Center where people can share their health care stories and take action in their communities to build support for real reform.Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 | Comments (3)
Roadmap to Recovery: A Plan to Accelerate Recovery Act Implementation
President Obama and Vice President Biden announced a new effort today that will accelerate the implementation of Recovery Act projects during the next 100 days.Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 | Comments (4)
Campaign for Health Care Reform Kicks Off in Cities and Towns Across the Country
Last weekend, thousands of supporters attended grassroots events in all 50 states to kickoff Organizing for America’s summer-long campaign for health care reform.Posted on Monday, June 8, 2009 | Comments (3)
President Obama Reiterates Support for Public Health Insurance Option and Insurance Exchange
In a letter to Democratic Senators Kennedy and Baucus today, President Obama underscored the importance of a health care plan that lowers costs, preserves choice and expands access – and reasserted the need to pass reform before the end of the year.Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2009 | Comments (5)
President Obama in Cairo
Early this morning President Obama delivered a speech in Cairo, Egypt addressing many in the Middle East.Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2009 | Comments (1)
President Obama's Remarks from Cairo
President Obama delivered a major speech in Cairo this morning, where he proposed a new beginning for the United States and Muslims around the world, based upon a sustained effort to listen, learn and respect one another.Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2009 | Comments (0)
Sotomayor, Bringing People Together
This week we’ve received hundreds of pictures from around the country of Sotomayor posters in interesting locationsPosted on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 | Comments (0)
Mark Sanford Versus Students and School Administrators
South Carolina Republican Mark Sanford was the nation’s only governor to take the battle against accepting federal funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to court.Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 | Comments (1)
Promoting Strong, Viable Companies That Contribute to Our Economy Without Government Involvement
The Obama Administration announced four core principles that will guide the government’s management of ownership interest in private firms.Posted on Monday, June 1, 2009 | Comments (2)
Thousands Join Conference Call with President Obama to Talk Health Care Reform
Mitch Stewart, OFA’s Executive Director, led the call, which included remarks by David Plouffe, President Obama’s Campaign Manager and President Obama himself, who called in from Air Force One.Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 | Comments (2)
100 Days of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
The most sweeping economic package in U.S. history, ARRA is already saving jobs, creating new ones, and putting money in people’s pockets.Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2009
