Weekly Address: Health Care Reform as the Key to Our Fiscal Future

The President explains how he will cover the costs of health care reform in the short term, and how it will help save our fiscal future in the long term.
Includes video.

Weekly Address: President Obama Calls for Real Health Care Reform

The President makes clear that as Congress works through health care reform legislation, it must include fundamental changes that lower costs, ensure Americans have choices, and establish access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
Updated with video.

Weekly Address: The Experience of Judge Sotomayor

The President discusses the breadth and depth of experience held by his nominee for the Supreme Court.

Weekly Address: Sacrifice

On Memorial Day weekend, President Obama calls on the American people to join him in paying tribute to America’s veterans, servicemen and women – particularly those who have made the ultimate sacrifice - and their families.
Includes video.

Weekly Address: Two Pillars of a New Foundation

The President discusses breakthroughs on two issues where stakeholders from all sides, who once opposed each other, are coming together for real reform.
Includes video.

Weekly Address: Credit Card Reform

The President calls on Congress to pass a vital credit card reform bill to keep companies from ripping off working Americans.
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Weekly Address: Government Actions to Address the H1N1 Flu Virus

In his Weekly Address, the President discusses the government’s response to the 2009 H1N1 flu virus, urging that there is no need to panic but explaining that the federal government and American people nonetheless should take the necessary precautions.
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Weekly Address: Calling for Fiscal Discipline

President Obama: “To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent.”
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Weekly Address: Efficiency and Innovation

The President talks about going through the budget line by line, and announces his Chief Performance Officer and Chief Technology Officer who will help him streamline government.
Includes video.

Weekly Address: Passover & Easter

This week the President discusses the multitude of problems and opportunities before the world through the prism of Passover and Easter.
Includes video.