Obama Administration

Key Materials released by the Obama Administration

Small Business

• Obama Administrations Small Business Accomplishments
• Small Business Performance and Credit Conditions in the Current Recession (Treasury Department)

Health Insurance Reform

• Council of Economic Advisors, The Impact of Health Insurance Reform on State and Local Governments (9/15/09)
• Department of Health and Human Services, HealthReform.gov
• The White House, "The Obama Plan: Stability and Security for All American," September 2009
• Council of Economic Advisers, "The Economic Effects of Health Care Reform on Small Businesses and Their Employees" (7/25/09)
• Council of Economic Advisers, "The Economic Case for Health Care Reform" (6/2/09)
• Department of Health and Human Services, "Coverage Denied: How the Current Health Insurance System Leaves Millions Behind," (August 2009)
• Department of Health and Human Services, "Out-of-Pocket Expenses: Americans Shoulder the Burden of Growing Health Care Costs," undated
• Department of Health and Human Services, "The Costs of Inaction: the Urgent Need for Health Reform," undated
• Department of Health and Human Services, "A Success Story in American Health Care: Eliminating Infection and Savings Lives in Michigan," undated
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "Health Disparities: A Case for Closing the Gap" (6/12/09)
• Department of Health and Human Services, "Coverage Denied: How the Current Health Insurance System Leaves Millions Behind," undated
• Department of Health and Human Services, "America's Seniors and Health Insurance Reform: Protecting Coverage and Strengthening Medicare," undated

State by State Health Statistics from HealthReform.GOV

• The Health Care Status Quo in Your State (6/26/09)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Progress Reports

• Council of Economic Advisors, The Economic Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 First Quarterly Report  (9/10/09)
• Council of Economic Advisors: "Estimates of Job Creation from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" (May 2009)
• State-by-State Reports on the White House Website (4/29/09)
• First Quarterly Report to the President on Progress Implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (May 2009)

Regulatory Reform

• Financial Regulatory Reform, A New Foundation: Rebuilding Financial Supervision and Regulation (Department of Treasury) (7/31/09)

IG Report: Electrocution of U.S. Troops in Iraq

• Review of Electrocution Deaths in Iraq: Part I - Electrocution of Staff Sergeant Ryan D. Maseth, U.S. Army (7/24/09)
• Review of Electrocution Deaths in Iraq: Part II - Seventeen Incidents Apart from Staff Sergeant Ryan D. Maseth, U.S. Army (7/24/09)
• Assessment of Electrical Safety in Afghanistan (7/24/09)

Department of Treasury Recess Packets

• Recess Packet: August Work Period (7/30/09)
• Recess Packet: Administration's Actions to Address the Economic Crisis (3/31/09)

Hate Crimes Legislation Materials

• Letter to the Senate from Attorney General Eric Holder  (7/15/09)

Council of Economic Advisers Releases Report on Jobs of the Future

• Click Here for the Press Release (7/13/09)

Making Work Pay

• Making Work Pay: Relief for America's Working Families (4/1/09)
• Making Work Pay: Relief For America's Working Families (State-by-State Fact Sheets) (4/2/09)

Automotive Industry

• Obama Administration New Path to Viability for GM & Chrysler (3/30/09)
• Chrysler February 17 Plan Viability Determination (3/30/09)
• GM February 17 Plan Viability Determination (3/30/09)

Afghanistan and Pakistan

• White Paper of the Interagency Policy Group's Report on U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan (3/27/09)

Statement of Administration Policy

• H.R. 1388, Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act (3/24/09)

U.S.-Mexico Border Security Policy

• Administration Officials Announce U.S.-Mexico Border Security Policy: A Comprehensive Response & Commitment (3/24/09)

Need for Global Economic Cooperation

• Op-ed by Barack Obama: A Time for Global Action (3/23/09)

Financial Stability Plan

• Public-Private Investment Program Fact Sheet (3/23/09)
• Progress and Update on Financial Stability Plan (Powerpoint) (3/23/09)
• Public-Private Investment Program White Paper (3/23/09)
• Public-Private Investment Program FAQs (3/23/09)
• Legacy Securities PPIFs FAQs (3/23/09)
• Financial Stability Talking Points (3/23/09)

Small Business Credit

• Fact Sheet: Unlocking Credit for Small Businesses (3/16/09)

Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells

• Executive Order Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientifice Research Involving Stem Cells (3/9/09)
• Fact Sheet on Presidential Executive Order Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells (3/9/09)
• Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on Scientific Integrity (3/9/09)
• Fact Sheet on Presidential Memorandum on Scientific Integrity (3/9/09)

Education

• Fact Sheet: Expanding the Promise of Education in America (3/10/09)

Hispanic Issues

• Remarks of President Barack Obama: A Complete and Competitive American Education, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (3/10/09)

Signing Statements

• Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on Presidential Signing Statements (3/9/09)

A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's Promise
President Obama's FY 2010 Budget

• New Tax Cuts for Families and Individuals (3/3/09)
• Sparking a Clean Energy Industrial Revolution (3/3/09)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (3/3/09)
• U.S. Department of Commerce (3/3/09)
• U.S. Department of Defense (3/3/09)
• U.S. Department of Education (3/3/09)
• U.S. Department of Energy (3/3/09)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (3/3/09)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (3/3/09)
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security (3/3/09)
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (3/3/09)
• U.S. Department of the Interior (3/3/09)
• U.S. Department of Justice (3/3/09)
• U.S. Department of Labor (3/3/09)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (3/3/09)
• National Science Foundation (3/3/09)
• Small Business Administration (3/3/09)
• Social Security Administration (3/3/09)
• Department of State and Other International Programs (3/3/09)
• U.S. Department of Transportation (3/3/09)
• U.S. Department of Treasury (3/3/09)
• Department of Veterans Affairs (3/3/09)
• Executive Summary: Budget Highlights (2/26/09)
• Budget Talking Points: Ending the Era of Irresponsibility (2/26/09)

Additional Materials

• White House Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on Government Contracting (3/4/09)
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board Announce Participation in AIG Restructuring Plan (3/2/09)
• President Barack Obama Remarks on the Home Mortgage Crisis (2/18/09)
• Treasury Dept. Press Release: Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan Executive Summary (2/18/09)
• Fact Sheet: Financial Stability Plan, U.S. Treasury Department Office of Public Affairs
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: State-By-State Jobs Impact (2/12/09)
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan: Job Impact by Congressional District (2/12/09)
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: State-by-State Impact
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: A Progressive Plan to Create Jobs and Help Families
• The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act: Jumpstarting Our Economy and Investing in Our Future