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Open for Questions on Energy and Climate Legislation

UPDATE: The web chat has now ended.
Today President Obama hosted a meeting with a bipartisan group of senators to discuss comprehensive energy and climate legislation.

Following the meeting, Heather Zichal, deputy assistant for energy and climate change, will answer your questions in a live web chat at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You can submit questions here [...]

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Elena Kagan on the Supreme Court’s Promise: ‘Nothing less than a fair shake for every American’

Yesterday kicked off the first day of Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearing to become the next United States Supreme Court Justice. Watch Kagan’s opening statement and read some highlights of her testimony from the White House blog:

“Mr. Chairman, the law school I had the good fortune to lead has a kind of motto, spoken each year [...]

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‘Not since FDR has a president done so much to transform a country’

While visiting with friends and family over the weekend, a common question kept coming up when discussions turned to the Obama administration: "What has the President accomplished?" Maybe people in your life are wondering the same thing as well.
There are many lists out there already, but on Friday night Rachel Maddow did a segment clearly [...]

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‘Show Congress that Americans want Wall Street reform’

OFA Director Mitch Stewart just the following message to supporters, asking them to stand with the President and show Congress that Americans want Wall Street reform: 
After more than seven months of work and a prolonged effort by Organizing for America supporters, House and Senate leaders just agreed on a final Wall Street reform bill. [...]

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Kagan Confirmation Hearing Begins Today

After meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill over the past few months, today Elena Kagan’s confirmation to become the next Supreme Court Justice begins in earnest. Starting at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time, the Senate Judiciary Committee begins opening statements, with Kagan expected to speak around 3:45 p.m. ET. After the Judiciary Committee votes on Kagan’s [...]

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Finishing the Job on Wall Street Reform

In today’s Weekly Address, President Obama explains that "we are on the cusp of enacting the toughest financial reforms since the Great Depression."
"I don’t have to tell you why these reforms are so important. We’re still digging ourselves out of an economic crisis that happened largely because there wasn’t strong enough oversight on Wall Street. [...]

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‘Getting stuff done’: Congressional Committee Reaches Agreement on Wall Street Reform

Members of the House and Senate came to an agreement on sweeping Wall Street reform early this morning—setting up final votes next week, with a possibility the bill could become law by the 4th of July. The final agreement puts forward a strong bill that protects Americans from abusive financial practices and sets new rules [...]

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Have an iPhone or iPad? OFA’s Got Apps for you.

 
To help supporters stay connected and get involved—wherever they are—Organizing for America today is launching iPhone and iPad apps as part of our ambitious effort leading up to November.
On the new app, you can call your members of Congress directly and make your voice heard on issues that matter to you, as well as find [...]

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A True Patient’s Bill of Rights

Three months after signing health care reform into law, yesterday the President outlined a new Patient’s Bill of Rights made possible by the Affordable Care Act—provisions that put consumers first and finally get tough on unfair insurance company practices.
The President spoke on these new rules that protect consumers and patients after meeting with health insurance [...]

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Secretary Sebelius’s Answers on Health Reform

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius answered questions yesterday from About.com readers on health reform and new benefits that kick in this fall. The webcast followed yesterday’s announcement of new regulations to implement a Patient’s Bill of Rights as part of the Affordable Care Act—which will end some of the insurance companies’ worst practices [...]

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