President Obama signed legislation yesterday that improves upon the health reform bill passed last week and makes new investments in higher education while reforming the student loan system. New York Times – Obama Signs Overhaul of Student Loan Program President Obama signed legislation on Tuesday to expand college access for millions of young Americans by [...]
Since President Obama was sworn into office, he has worked to lay a new foundation for the economy by focusing on health care and education. Last week’s signing of historic health reform was a huge step forward — and today, the President signed legislation that improves on last week’s bill as well as investing in [...]
"We shouldn’t be providing billions in taxpayer-funded giveaways to private banks; we should be providing an affordable, accessible college education to every American." — President Obama In today’s economy, a high-quality college education has become more critical than ever — but increasingly, students and families are struggling to afford rising costs, and remaining burdened with [...]
Before President Obama had even signed historic health reform into law, Republicans began promising to repeal it as part of their campaigns this year. Speaking in Iowa last week, President Obama challenged them to "go for it," arguing that Americans don’t want to move backward on the progress that’s been made. President Obama: This is [...]
From OFA Deputy Director Jeremy Bird: This past week, we saw what change looks like. And now, it’s time to celebrate. After a year of non-stop work from OFA volunteers like you — reaching out to friends and neighbors; going to countless phone banks, town halls, canvasses, and rallies; placing millions of calls and emails [...]
"Year after year, we’ve seen billions of taxpayer dollars handed out as subsidies to the bankers and middlemen who handle federal student loans, when that money should have gone to advancing the dreams of our students and working families. And yet attempts to fix this problem and reform this program were thwarted by special interests [...]
Last night, the House of Representatives passed a final health insurance reform bill by a vote of 220 to 207, bringing a year-long legislative process to an end. The bill makes final improvements to the historic health reform President Obama signed into law on Tuesday. The Los Angeles Times reports: The end came after a [...]
This afternoon, President Obama returned to Iowa city — where three years ago he promised to pass health reform before the end of his first term in office — and spoke about the journey to this week’s signing of the historic bill. The President talked about what this victory means for our country: The road [...]
This afternoon, the Senate passed a bill that makes minor alterations to the health reform bill — delivering on the President’s request that the Senate move forward swiftly to make these improvements and send the bill to his desk. After passing in the Senate by 56-43, and the bill now goes to the House of [...]