Barack Obama
The Public Record
Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 2005 to 2008 and served in the Illinois State Senate from 1997 to 2004. Obama is known for his signature policies including the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and his efforts in economic recovery following the 2008 financial crisis. His presidency was marked by significant legislative achievements and a focus on healthcare reform, climate change, and foreign policy initiatives such as the Iran nuclear deal.
Each November, we recognize the important role that adoption has played in the lives of children and families in our country.
We want a president who takes this job seriously and has the temperaments and maturity to do it well.
Congress has the ability to pass this legislation before the end of the year and send it to the President's desk for his signature.
The POWER initiative exemplifies a collaborative approach to federal partnership with communities.
There is still more work to do to reverse longer-run patterns of stagnant wage growth and rising income inequality.
We have a responsibility, the Commander-in-Chief has a deeply held responsibility that we're going to treat our servicemembers fairly.
Whoever was responsible has carried out the kind of terrorist attack that's worthy of widespread condemnation.
Today's actions to address wage collusion, unnecessary non-compete agreements, and other anticompetitive practices respond to the President's Executive Order issued on April 15.
In a competitive labor market, wages are determined by the market, and are not subject to companies' abuse of outsized bargaining power.
The bottom line: More than seven in ten people who purchase health insurance through the marketplace will pay $75 a month or less.
HR professionals need to understand that these violations can lead to severe consequences, including criminal prosecution.
I think the President is pleased about the current trajectory of the race.
Now is the time to move forward. The problems that may have arisen from the affordable care act is not because governments too involved in the process. The problem is that we have not reached everybody and pulled them in.
Greater labor market competition can help promote efficiency and employment and ensure that the benefits of economic growth are shared by all.
Those qualities of persistence and a dogged passion for doing the right thing... that's the kind of President you want.
That is why everybody here has got to work as hard as they can over these next 2 weeks.
The United States continues to be a leader in the global movement to end modern slavery.





