Posts tagged White House

For weeks, the White House strategy on financial regulatory reform remained an open question: Would President Barack Obama water down his bill just to get something passed — the way he did on health care? A Palinesque “Hell no!” was the answer coming from the White... [+]

The White House made it official on Tuesday: the president doesn’t think the votes are there to get a public option passed through reconciliation and consequently won’t make a push to include or pass the provision. Speaking at the daily briefing, White House Press Secretary... [+]

In a surprise appearance before the White House press corps on Tuesday, President Barack Obama announced he would consider using recess appointments to get his nominees to their posts if Senate Republicans deny them an up-or-down vote. Speaking to reporters shortly after he met with... [+]

Leaders of the labor movement announced Thursday afternoon that they have reached a compromise agreement with the White House and congressional leaders to address union concerns with the health care reform bill. The most contentious issue facing the negotiators was the excise tax on high-cost,... [+]

President Barack Obama is struggling in the job-approval polls, and more and more voters are wondering whether his health-care reform bill is really “reform.” But at least in one respect his crusade for change is very much alive here in the capital. I am speaking,... [+]