Subject: Weekly Address: Securing Our Fiscal Future
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Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:56:38 -0500

Your Daily Snapshot for
Saturday, July 16, 2011

 

Weekly Address: Securing Our Fiscal Future

President Obama emphasizes the importance of compromise and shared sacrifice so that we can overcome our fiscal challenges and get our economy on a stronger footing going forward.

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Weekly Wrap Up

A quick look at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov:

Compromise isn’t a dirty word: To a group of young Americans of different political persuasions, President Obama spoke candidly the importance of compromise <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/15/compromise-isn-t-dirty-word?utm_source=071611&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily>  in our democracy.

President Obama on deficit negotiations: On Monday <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/11/president-obama-deficit-reduction-if-not-now-when?utm_source=071611&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily>  and Friday <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/15/president-debt-negotiations-80-percent-american-people-support-balanced-approach?utm_source=071611&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily> , President Obama held news conferences on the status of efforts to find a balanced approach to deficit reduction.

Medal of Honor: Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry was only the second living person to receive the highest military decoration awarded by the United States Government, watch the ceremony <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/12/our-heroes-are-all-around-us?utm_source=071611&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily> .

At One Year: An update <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/13/national-hivaids-strategy-one-year?utm_source=071611&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily>  on the first comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy.

West Wing Week: Check out behind-the-scenes footage from the Medal of Honor ceremony in "Our Heroes Are All Around Us".  <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/15/west-wing-week-our-heroes-are-all-around-us-0?utm_source=071611&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily> 

Open for Questions: This week, the White House hosted two live chats: one on efforts to improve federal websites <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/13/what-you-missed-live-chat-improving-federal-websites?utm_source=071611&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily> , and the other on disability policy <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/14/open-questions-live-chat-disability-policy?utm_source=071611&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily> .

SAVE Award: The 3rd annual SAVE Award launched on Thursday -- a contest for federal employees <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/14/cut-waste-and-save?utm_source=071611&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily>  to submit ideas on how to cut waste, save tax payer dollars, and make government more effective and efficient.

Sparking Growth: The Housing and Urban Development Agency (HUD) launched a pilot program <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/11/announcing-strong-cities-strong-communities?utm_source=071611&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily>  partnering federal staffers partner with local decision makers in six cities.

Remembering Betty Ford: First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated the life <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/13/remembering-betty-ford?utm_source=071611&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily>  of former First Lady Betty Ford at an historic gathering at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, California.

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