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Don’t have time to check WH.gov everyday? That’s ok – we’ve got a new feature to make staying current even easier. Starting today, the White House will offer a brand new weekly email with updates and latest news on the economy and job creation in America. Each week, we’ll send you the latest economy and jobs related posts from the White House blog as well as a look ahead to what’s on tap for next week.
You can check out the first edition of the Economy and Jobs Agenda below and sign up to get the weekly updates in your inbox here. We’ll also launch a Energy and Climate Agenda later this week – sign up now. Look for more topics coming soon.
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For First Time, Disaster Survivors Can Apply For Federal Disaster Aid On Smartphones
Back in May, we launched our mobile site, http://m.fema.gov to make it easier than ever for people to access information from FEMA quickly and easily. This launch was only a first step and I’m glad to announce today a new feature to our mobile site that allows disaster survivors to apply for federal assistance directly on their web-enabled mobile devices after Presidentially declared disasters (such as BlackBerry®, Apple iPhone®, and Windows Mobile® devices).
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Watch Live: A Broadway Celebration at the White House
Today the President and First Lady continue their White House music series with "A Broadway Celebration" to honor the arts and demonstrate the importance of arts education. The White House has consistently looked to support the arts even during these tough times. As the President has said, “the arts are not somehow apart from our national life, the arts are at the heart of our national life.” This evening’s event is the sixth in a series that showcases the music that has shaped and enriched our country – preceded by tributes to jazz, country, Latin, classical and the music of the Civil Rights Movement.
This afternoon, dance students from the local Duke Ellington School of the Arts and the Joy of …
President Obama Pushes for Up-or-Down Vote on Help for Our Laid Off Friends & Neighbors
The President opened his remarks today describing some of the people he is focused on as he deals with the economy every day:
Right now, across this country, many Americans are sitting at the kitchen table, they’re scanning the classifieds, they’re updating their resumes or sending out another job application, hoping that this time they’ll hear back from a potential employer. And they’re filled with a sense of uncertainty about where their next paycheck will come from. And I know the only thing that will entirely free them of those worries –- the only thing that will fully lift that sense of uncertainty –- is the …
Free Preventive Care Coming Soon Thanks to the Affordable Care Act
Starting in September, insurance plans will be required to pay the entire cost of recommended, preventive services. That means that, without paying a deductible, co-pay or coinsurance, many Americans will be able to take the preventive steps needed to keep themselves and their families healthy. To help raise awareness about this important issue, The First Lady and Dr. Biden recorded this video message:
Email from David Axelrod: Filibustering Recovery
On Saturday, David Axelrod sent this email to the White House list highlighting the President’s Weekly Address calling on Congress to stand up for small businesses and unemployed Americans by quickly passing legislation that would provide small businesses with the credit they need to hire and grow and extend unemployment benefits for Americans looking for work.
If you didn’t get the email, you can sign up for the White House email list here.
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Weekly Address: Filibustering Recovery & Obstructing Progress
The President blasts Republicans in the Senate who are blocking unemployment insurance and small business tax breaks to create jobs – even as they push for permanent, massive tax cuts for the richest Americans.
President Obama Gives an Update on the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf
This morning the President spoke on the news from the Gulf, emphasizing that while there may be good news, the work is not done containing the leak, and will not be until the relief wells are finished and functioning. After his opening remarks where he explained exactly what is happening, he was asked what his message for the people in the Gulf region would be:
Well, I would expect that sometime in the next several weeks I’ll be back down. What we’re trying to do right now is to make sure that the technical folks on the ground are making the best possible decisions to shut …
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