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the President’s Weekly … Celebrating the Summer Olympics


Weekly Address: Celebrating the Summer Olympics and Paralympics

President Obama congratulates all of the American athletes competing in the Olympics and Paralympics this summer. These men and women have inspired us all with their hard work, determination, and their indomitable spirit as they present the best of America to the rest of the world. The President tells our Olympic and Paralympic competitors that the American people could not be prouder of them, and thanks them for reminding us that we are one people, and by working together we can achieve great things.  More

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Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Winners


Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Winners

On July 31st President Obama welcomed 96 winners of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Hear, in their own words, what some of them are doing in the wide world of Science. Learn more on the White House website: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/23/president-obama-honors-outstanding-early-career-scientistsMore

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Pelosi — House Dems and the Headlines


Pelosi Floor Speech Calling on House GOP to End Economic Uncertainty by Preventing Tax Hike on Middle-Income Families

“The bill provides for fairness to the middle class and ends uncertainty, as I mentioned.  The Republican alternative, which says: ‘not only do we want to give 100 percent of the American people a tax cut, we want to give a bigger and better tax cut to people making over $250,000 year.’  Two percent of the American people.  In order to do that, we greatly increase the deficit, we would incur borrowing from other countries including China, and to top it all off, in order to give a tax cut to the wealthiest people in our country, we have to increase taxes for the middle class in order to pay for it.  If you make over a million dollars a year the Republican tax proposal will give you a tax cut of $160,000 on average.  And on average America’s middle-income families would have to pay $1,000 more in taxes…”               

                    August 01, 2012               

                Pelosi Remarks at Press Conference in Support of DARE Agenda to Clean Up Elections and Break Partisan Gridlock               

“But we’re in a situation, and why this is so urgent is that with this endless money they’re suffocating the airwaves, suffocating the airwaves with unlimited, special interest, undisclosed money.  B, they’re suppressing the vote – how can that be right?  And they’re poisoning the debate that average person says: ‘a pox on both your houses, I don’t know what this is all about.’  And that is a victory for the special interests in our country.  It doesn’t matter who can outraise whom; it isn’t right in any event…”                

                    August 01, 2012               

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UCS …


The 2012 Drought in America, Worst in Fifty Years

The United States is experiencing its worst drought in half a century, with serious and far-reaching implications for everything from food supplies to electricity production, biofuels to property values. To raise awareness of the drought’s impacts, the Union of Concerned Scientists is featuring a series of blog posts that explores the science and potential consequences of this historic event.

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Support Chris Coons


I know it may seem like politicians only roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty when they are throwing mud at each other.

Well, I want you to meet someone different, someone who shares my commitment to put people before politics: my friend, Jon Tester, U.S. Senator from Montana.

There are few people in Washington like Jon — a truly authentic individual without a shred of pretense in him. He’s a third generation dirt farmer and, to this day, harvests the crops on his family farm each season. He has an indelible presence and a boisterous laugh that can — often — be heard echoing through the halls of the Capitol.

Jon Tester is a good friend and a great senator, and right now he needs our help as he fights for his re-election.

We saw last month how passionate he is about trying to overturn Citizens United, a decision that Jon once described as a “kick in the teeth to our democracy.”

Watch a recent interview with Jon on “The Rachel Maddow Show” talking about his campaign and Citizens United then sign up to stay involved:

Meet Jon Tester

Since Jon arrived in the Senate, he’s done a tremendous job working to lift the curtain of special interest influence in Washington.

It’s no wonder the same special interest groups are pouring millions of dollars into the race to stop him. Jon will need the help of people like you to combat the attacks from these extreme groups.

Take one easy step and add your name to Jon Tester’s email list to stay up to date on his campaign.

Jon is someone who will continue to roll up his sleeves, eager to help move our country forward.

We can’t let the obstructionism in Washington prevail. The other side has gone to war against women and stood in the way of our efforts to get America back to work.

With Jon on our side, we can continue our work to put people over politics.

Best —

Chris