By the Numbers: 1 Billion
Approximately 1 billion people worldwide suffer from chronic hunger– a prolonged, life-threatening lack of food.
Hunger threatens the health and well-being of a nation’s citizens, and increases a country’s risk of democratic failure…
President Obama Announces New Partnership to Fight Global Hunger
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. May 18, 2012.
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By the Numbers: $1 Billion
Thursday is the fourth day of National Women’s Health Week. Women often play a leading role in making medical decisions for their families, but their own health needs are often unmet, which is why President Obama worked to make health care m…
By the Numbers: 2 Million
Nearly 2 million companies that make new hires or increase wages would receive a tax credit under the small business hiring income tax credit President Obama is calling on Congress to pass.
The tax credit, the third item on President Obama&rsquo…
President Obama Congratulates the LA Galaxy
President Barack Obama welcomes Major League Soccer champions, the LA Galaxy, to honor their 2011 season and their MLS Cup victory, to the East Room of the White House, May 15, 2012.
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From the Archives: President Abraham Lincoln Creates the Department of Agriculture
True to his roots as a frontier farm boy, on May 15, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation to create the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Over the next two months – in the midst of the Civil War – he signed additional legislation that exp…
National Women’s Health Week by the Numbers: 20.4 Million
Tuesday is the second day of National Women’s Health Week, and an opportunity for all women to prioritize their health well-being by scheduling annual screening and exams.
President Obama’s health reform law requires that new health …
By the Numbers: 37
Manufacturing accounts for 37 percent of our national economic growth since 2009. Over the same period, our workers and factories have become more productive, leading companies to open their businesses here in the United States…
My First Job: Valerie Jarrett
Summer Jobs+ is a call to action for businesses, non-profits, and government to work together to provide pathways to employment for young people in the summer of 2012. It's about helping people find their first jobs.
Valerie Jarrett, …
From the Archives: Teacher Appreciation Day
Today is the start of National Teacher Appreciation Week, an opportunity to thank teachers for their hard work and dedication in our nation’s classrooms. Last year, White House staffers and other Administration officials marked the occasion wit…
