What Government Did Today

At the Camp David Summit, G-8 Leaders recognized that the development of and universal access to environmentally safe, sustainable, secure, and affordable sources of energy is essential to global economic growth and to their overall efforts to address climate change.  As such, they identified several actions for the G-8 to take together: Pursue a Comprehensive Energy Strategy – Safely Recognize the value of simultaneously pursuing a wide variety of energy sources in order to meet energy demands, acknowledging each nation’s different needs and different approaches.  In pursuing an appropriate mix from all of the above, we recognize that different energy sources have different inherent risks and must be developed in a safe, efficient, and environmentally sustainable manner.

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Fact Sheet: G-8 Action on Energy and Climate Change

This afternoon, the President will visit the University of Iowa in Iowa City to deliver remarks as part of a concerted effort to get Congress to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling in July. Prior to delivering remarks in the Field House, the President will participate in a roundtable with five students currently receiving Stafford federal student loans.  The roundtable is pooled press and the following students will be participating in the discussion:   Myranda Burnett, Junior Myranda Burnett is a junior at the University of Iowa majoring in Therapeutic Recreation.  Burnett is from Burlington, Iowa and is the oldest of four children.  She will be the first in her family to receive a degree from a college or university.  Burnett is using Stafford federal student loans to help pay for her schooling and will be negatively impacted if her interest rates double next year.  Besides being a student, Burnett is the executive secretary for the National Residence Hall Honorary organization and works as a desk clerk at Rienow Residence Hall.  She is also recently engaged and is planning to get married in 2014 after she and her fiancé finish school.    Blake Anderson, Junior Blake Anderson is a junior at the University of Iowa majoring in Finance.  Anderson is from Eldridge, Iowa, a town about an hour away from Iowa City.  Anderson is the youngest of three children and all of his family members have attended a four year university.  Anderson is using Stafford federal student loans to help pay for his schooling in addition to holding a part time job on campus.  He is planning to graduate a semester early in order to keep his student loans as low as possible.    Jordan Garrison-Nickerson, Sophomore Jordan Garrison-Nickerson is a sophomore at the University of Iowa with a double major in accounting and communications and a minor in environmental science.  Nickerson is from West Des Moines and was raised by a single mother, who is currently unemployed.  Nickerson would have been unable to attend college without Stafford federal student loans.    Marissa Boles, Senior Marissa Boles is a senior at the University of Iowa majoring in Psychology.  Boles is from Melcher-Dallas, a rural community in southern Iowa.  While going to college was a challenge financially, she knew she needed an education.  Boles took out Stafford federal loans to help pay for her education and has worked part time for three of her four years at school.  After graduation, Boles hope to continue her work as a para-educator in the child psychology unit of the local hospital and eventually go to graduate school.    Martin Lopez, Sophomore Martin Lopez is a sophomore at the University of Iowa, majoring in Social Work.  Lopez was born in Chicago and raised in Nichols, Iowa, a town near West Liberty.  Lopez is very active on campus, serving as president of his fraternity, a Peer Leader for the Iowa Edge program and a Resident Mentor for Upward Bound.  Lopez took out Stafford federal student loans to help pay for his education.  He is the oldest of four siblings and his attendance at the University of Iowa would not be possible without financial aid. 

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President Obama to Participate in Roundtable with Iowa Students

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Remarks by the President at Presentation of the National Teacher of the Year Award

East Room 2:42 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Please, everybody, have a seat.  Have a seat.  Good afternoon.  Now, I heard last year, with this trophy on the line, Jon Davis said, "You don’t get to meet the President every day."  Today, you do.  (Laughter.)  Congratulations to the Fighting Falcons on winning their second straight and record 18th Commander-in-Chief Trophy last season.  (Applause.)  There we go.  I’m happy to meet you, too.  (Laughter.)  And welcome, everybody, to the White House. Now, this trophy, which by the way is the biggest trophy — I give a lot of these out — (laughter.)  This is the monster of all trophies here.  This trophy has logged a lot of miles just jetting back and forth between Cadet Field House and the White House the past couple of years.  And I’m looking forward to seeing it again when I visit Colorado Springs next month.

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Remarks by the President at Presentation of the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the United States Air Force Academy Football Team

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Remarks by the President at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Summit of the Americas Opening Plenary Cartagena, Colombia Saturday, April 14, 2012   As Prepared for Delivery – Thank you, President Santos, for welcoming us here today and for your leadership in bringing our nations together. Thank you to you, Foreign Minister Holguin and to the people of Cartagena and Colombia for your wonderful hospitality. I think it’s fair to say that not so long ago, few could have imagined this summit occurring here – in this city, in this nation.

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Remarks of President Barack Obama — As Prepared for Delivery — Summit of the Americas Opening Plenary

In 2009, a wave of youth violence swept through Chicago. Many young people lost their lives, including Darrion Albert, a 16 year-old honors student who was caught in a brawl between two groups of teenagers, and beaten to death on his way home from school

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Valerie Jarrett Speaks at the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention

First Lady Michelle Obama gives seeds to girls from Girl Scout Troop 60325 in Fairport, N.Y., as she joins students for the spring White House Kitchen Garden planting on the South Grounds. March 26, 2012.

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“All Right, Let’s Plant!” The Fourth Annual WH Kitchen Garden Planting

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, Republic of Korea, March 26, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) The U.S

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Release Time:  For Immediate Release Earlier today, President Obama spoke with President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to discuss the April 14-15 Summit of the Americas to be held in Cartagena, Colombia.  President Obama praised President Santos for his work as Summit host and said that he looks forward to a productive visit to Cartagena.  The Presidents reaffirmed the importance of focusing on the major issues facing the people of the Americas today during the Summit to build a future defined by increased security and broad economic growth throughout the hemisphere.  President Obama also welcomed President Santos’s decision to seek emergency legislation intended to complete the necessary work to implement the United States-Colombia Free Trade Agreement as soon as possible and underscored the importance of continued progress on implementation of the Colombian Action Plan Related to Labor Rights announced in the context of the meeting between the Presidents at the White House on April 7, 2011.  Finally, the President thanked President Santos for his invitation to hold bilateral meetings following the conclusion of the Summit on Sunday, April 15, noting that he looks forward to the opportunity to discuss a wide range of bilateral, regional, and global issues with President Santos.

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Readout of the President’s Call with Colombian President Santos