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Statement from Secretary Sebelius on American Heart Month February is American Heart Month; a month to spread awareness about the importance of heart health. Each year, countless American families are impacted by heart disease and stroke. Although its risk factors can be prevented or controlled, it is still the leading cause of death for all […]
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Celebrating Startups in the State of the Union Ed note: In honor of the one year anniversary of Startup America, we invited Mike Krieger, the co-founder of Instagram, to contribute a post to WhiteHouse.gov. Instagram is the fastest growing social mobile startup in the U.S. today, and exemplifies President Obama’s belief that “entrepreneurs embody the promise of America: […]
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A Legislative Agenda to Startup America Today, Startup America celebrates its first birthday, and President Obama is sending Congress a set of proposals to help boost the startups and small businesses that create so many jobs in this country. President Obama has already cut taxes for businesses 17 times. Now, he’s asking lawmakers to create four new tax cuts. He’s proposing […]
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On One-Year Anniversary of Startup America Initiative President Obama Sends Startup America Legislative Agenda to Congress The White House Office of the Press Secretary January 31, 2012 _____________________________________________________ On One-Year Anniversary of Startup America Initiative President Obama Sends Startup America Legislative Agenda to Congress. Administration Takes Immediate Steps to Accelerate Startup and Small Business Growth […]
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About Startup America. A White House initiative. Startup America is a White House initiative that was launched to celebrate, inspire, and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation. … … “Entrepreneurs embody the promise of America: the idea that if you have a good idea and are willing to work hard and see it through, you can […]
Startup America Policy Challenge: Universities Respond Aneesh Chopra is the United States Chief Technology Officer and in this role serves as an Assistant to the President and Associate Director for Technology within the Office of Science & Technology Policy. He works to advance the President’s technology agenda by fostering new ideas and encouraging government-wide coordination […]
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From the Archives: President Obama Signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act … … On January 29, 2009, President Obama signed his very first piece of legislation: the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. The law, named after a woman who discovered her employer was paying her less than men doing the same job, makes it easier for […]
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Joining Forces for Caregivers First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks at the U.S. Department of Labor on new rules proposed to help caregivers of wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans, in Washington, D.C. Jan. 30, 2012. Mrs. Obama was joined on stage by Ms. RyAnne Noss, wife and caregiver of SFC Scot Noss, […]
Obama Administration officials, health care leaders join together at Innovation Summit Summit builds on Affordable Care Act, highlights private, public innovations to improve health care quality and lower costs Obama Administration officials and a breadth of representatives from across the health care system will meet in Washington today for a day-long meeting to explore how they […]
HHS launches health IT challenge to improve care transitions for hospital-discharge patients. The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology today announced a Discharge Follow-Up Appointment care transitions challenge – the second as part of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Investing in Innovation (i2) Initiative. With the support of Health […]
