Statements and Releases

May 11, 2009

President Obama Launches Office of Public Engagement

President Obama today announced a new name and a new mission for the White House office charged with dealing most closely with the American people. The Office of Public Liaison is now the Office of Public Engagement. OPE, along with the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, will serve as the front door to the White House through which ordinary Americans can participate and inform the work of the President.

May 11, 2009

ADVISORY: Background Briefing Call with Senior Administration Official on New CEA Report Measuring Recovery Act Creating, Saving Jobs

WASHINGTON – Today the White House will hold a background conference call with a senior administration official to discuss the new CEA report released today on measuring progress creating and saving jobs under the Recovery Act.

May 11, 2009

CEA Releases New Report on Measuring Recovery Act Progress Creating, Saving Jobs

The Council on Economic Advisers today released “Estimates of Job Creation from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,” a report detailing how the Administration will measure progress creating and saving jobs under the Recovery Act.

May 11, 2009

Today's Health Care Costs Meeting-Participants, Fact Sheet, and Letter

May 10, 2009

Conference Call on Major Initiative to Reform Health Care and Reduce Costs

Today at 3:00 PM EDT, senior administration officials will hold an embargoed background conference call to outline a major initiative on reforming the health care system to reduce costs. The initiative will be officially announced at the White House on Monday.

May 09, 2009

President Meets with Captain Richard Phillips Today

President Barack Obama met with Captain Richard Phillips and his wife Andrea today in the Oval Office.

Briefing Room