Weekly Address: Strengthening the American Education System
President Obama explains that states will have greater flexibility to find innovative ways of improving the education system, so that we can raise standards in our classrooms and prepare the next generation to succeed in the global economy.
Weekly Wrap Up
Here's what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov:
We the People: President Obama released the U.S.’s
Open Government National Action Plan, and a highlight of that plan is
We the People, a new platform that gives all Americans a way to petition the Obama Administration to take action on a range of important issues facing our country. In the first days following the launch, numerous Americans have created petitions and are currently collecting signatures.
Promoting World Peace: The President spent two days in New York City for the 66
thsession of United Nations General Assembly. While there, he held numerous
meetings with world leaders and
addressed the General Assembly speaking about the remarkable year we have had around the world and also the many challenges that stand in the way of a lasting peace. He also attended the
Clinton Global Initiative, where he talked about the positive impact the
American Jobs Act will have on the global economy.
Rebuilding America: President Obama visited the Ohio River’s Brent Spence Bridge, a functionally obsolete crossing on one of North America’s busiest trucking routes that connects Cincinnati, Ohio with Kentucky. The President spoke about the pressing need to improve our national infrastructure, and detailed the provisions in the
American Jobs Act that will
rebuild our country and put ironworkers, construction workers and carpenters back to work.
Creating a Fair Tax System: The President laid out a
balanced plan to get our fiscal house in order, based on the values of shared responsibility and shared sacrifice. The President is calling on Congress to undertake comprehensive tax reform to simplify the system, make it more fair and efficient, and lay a stronger foundation for economic growth. The plan details how to pay for the
American Jobs Act, while also paying down our debt over time.
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: The country marked an important milestone this week when the era of
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” officially came to an end. The law that was signed in December 2010 by President Obama allows people of the LGBT community to serve openly in the military.
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