President Barack Obama signs the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; a job-training legislation which aims to help job seekers gain valuable employment skills, as guests and members of Congress look on at the White House
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Text of the President and Vice President’s remarks here
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In other important news today…
President Barack Obama meets with Apollo 11 astronauts Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission
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"It was a seminal moment not just in our country’s history, but the history of all humankind." —Obama on #Apollo45 http://t.co/2ua8fpcAaR
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 22, 2025
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"Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins took the 1st small steps of our giant leap into the future." —Obama http://t.co/OVwaxP1kgm
President Barack Obama began a two-day visit to Minneapolis on Thursday sharing cheeseburgers with a local working mother and bringing a middle-class message tailor made to aid Democrats fearful of massive losses in the upcoming election. Obama said he shares the frustrations of people who went to college, work hard, and still struggle to buy homes, pay for child care, and dig out from student loan debt. “You are the reason I ran for office,” he told a crowd of about 350 people gathered for a town hall forum near Minnehaha Falls. In his early life, he said, “I was you guys … You are the ones I am thinking about every single day.”
Obama talked about progress his administration has made curbing greenhouse gases and making college more affordable, but devoted much of his time to touting the need for a higher minimum wage and equal pay and benefits for women. Those issues resonate strongly in Minnesota, where Gov. Mark Dayton (D) and a Democratic-controlled Legislature enacted the largest minimum wage increase in state history this year and approved a menu of economic protections for women in the workplace. “The idea that they would not be paid the same or not have the same opportunities … is infuriating,” Obama said of female workers. “If you are doing the same job, you should get the same salary. Period. Full stop.”
More here
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Pete Souza: President Obama waves to the crowd after speaking at Lake Harriot Band Shell in Minneapolis
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POTUS: "Cynicism is a choice, and hope is a better choice. Every day, I am lucky enough to receive a thousand acts of hope." #DayInTheLife
— Josh Earnest (@PressSec) June 27, 2025
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"I'm never going to get cynical. I'm going to stay hopeful, and I hope you do, too." —President Obama
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 27, 2025
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Great print coverage in MN for #DayInTheLife http://t.co/rLbEBCtKHU
— Josh Earnest (@PressSec) June 27, 2025
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"If you’re mad at me for helping people on my own then join me and we’ll do it together." —President Obama to Republicans and Congress
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 27, 2025
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Pete Souza: President Obama greets people in the crowd following his speech at Lake Harriot Band Shell in Minneapolis
President Barack Obama greets audience members after he delivers remarks on the economy, at the Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis, Minn. (Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington from Minneapolis
President Barack Obama holds 6-month-old Olivia Hughes, granddaughter of ABC News reporter Ann Compton, on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington from Minneapolis
President Barack Obama waves as he and daughter Sasha walk out of BLT Steak after eating dinner
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive for the Marine Barracks Evening Parade
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, are escorted to their seats by Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos and his wife Bonnie Amos
President Obama pets Sgt. Chesty XIV at the Marine Barracks Evening Parade
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President Obama stands for the national anthem during the Marine Barracks Evening Parade
President Barack Obama signs a Presidential Memorandum directing Labor Secretary Tom Perez to modernize overtime protections. He is bypassing Congress and ordering changes in overtime rules so employers would required to pay millions more for extra time they put in on the job.
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