The Huffington Post has a great slideshow highlighting seven ways the new Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010—student loan reform—will affect you. The Act, which took effect on July 1, increases Pell Grants, limits student-loan repayments by income, and much more. Learn more about student loan reform at the Huffington Post.
After weeks of Republican obstruction, the President last night signed an extension to unemployment benefits for those looking for job amidst the tough economic climate.
Not only is extending a hand to the millions of long-term unemployed the right thing to do, it has also one of the most effective ways to stimulate the economy. The [...]
President Obama signed the unemployment benefits extension into law tonight, delivering badly-needed help for Americans who have lost their job in the recession.
Today’s good news comes after weeks of obstruction by Republicans, who decided to put political game playing ahead of doing the right thing to help those in need. President Obama had called on [...]
President Obama signed the unemployment benefits extension into law tonight, delivering badly-needed help for Americans who have lost their job in the recession.
Today’s good news comes after weeks of obstruction by Republicans, who decided to put political game playing ahead of doing the right thing to help those in need. President Obama had called on [...]
The House just voted 272-152 to restore unemployment benefits for 2.5 million of out-of-work Americans—sending the bill to President Obama’s desk for his signature.
President Obama and Democrats in Congress overcame months of Republican obstruction that put politics ahead of those looking for work—and these folks will soon see their benefits restored.
As President Obama made clear [...]
The House just voted 272-152 to restore unemployment benefits for 2.5 million of out-of-work Americans—sending the bill to President Obama’s desk for his signature.
President Obama and Democrats in Congress overcame months of Republican obstruction that put politics ahead of those looking for work—and these folks will soon see their benefits restored.
As President Obama made clear [...]
The heart of Organizing for America is our volunteers—some of whom spend around 20 hours a week as community organizers working alongside OFA staff in their states. Sandi Cook is one such OFA community organizer in South Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Wave reported on how folks like Sandi are working to build grassroots momentum [...]
The good news is that the Senate this evening cast its final vote to approve extending unemployment benefits for millions of out-of-work Americans. We’re now one step closer to helping those hit hardest by this recession get the assistance they need to get back on their feet.
But the vote happened despite an extra day of [...]
President Obama sent the following message to supporters after signing Wall Street reform into law earlier today:
When you and I set out on this journey three years ago, we knew that ours would be a lengthy struggle to build a new foundation for this country — one that would require squaring off against the special [...]
This morning, President Obama added Wall Street reform to his administration’s growing list of accomplishments delivered during 18 months in office. The new law represents the strongest protections for consumers in history, and ensures taxpayers never are forced to foot the bill for Wall Street’s reckless behavior.
For today’s bill signing, President Obama was joined by [...]
