Weekly Address: Putting Country Ahead of Party

From a farm in the Midwest, President Obama talks about the determination and integrity of the American people and calls on Congress to put aside their differences to grow the economy.

Rural Tour Day 3: Atkinson, Ill Town Hall

President Obama talks about the economy at a factory in his home state.

H.R. 2553 Signed Into Law

Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD/KIAD), in Fairfax, Virginia.

Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 2553

On Friday, August 5, 2011, the President signed into law:

H.R. 2553, the “Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part IV,” which extends through September 16, 2011, authorities to collect taxes that fund the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, make expenditures from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and make grants to airports under the Airport Improvement Program and limits eligibility for the Transportation Department’s Essential Air Service program, which provides subsidies to maintain commercial air service in small communities.

The following link provides more detail about the new law:

http://fromthegman.blogspot.com/2011/07/politics-in-action-hr-2553.html

White House Briefs

White House Briefs

President Obama Addresses the Nation on Dangers of Default

With eight days until our nation faces an unprecedented financial crisis, the President addressed the nation on the consequences the stalemate in Congress could have on the stability of our economy.