Presiden Obama memegang sidang akhbar di White House. (President Obama holds a news conference at the White House. August 20, 2012) (M’sianTIME/date August 21) . . .
Dalam lawatan tidak berjadual ke bilik taklimat White House petang ini, Presiden Obama mengambil soalan daripada pemberita dan membincangkan pengumuman baru yang besar dari Jabatan Kesihatan dan Perkhidmatan Manusia.
"Hari ini, HHS mengumumkan bahawa terima kasih kepada undang-undang penjagaan kesihatan yang kita lulus, hampir 5.4 Juta senior dengan Medicare telah disimpan lebih daripada US $ 4.1 bilion pada ubat-ubatan preskripsi. Itu satu penjimatan purata lebih daripada US $ 700 setiap orang," katanya. "Tahun ini sahaja, 18 juta warga tua dengan Medicare telah mengambil kesempatan daripada manfaat penjagaan baru pencegahan seperti mamogram atau saringan kanser yang lain tanpa sebarang kos tambahan."
Setelah ditanya mengenai prospek untuk tindakan lanjut dari ahli parlimen untuk membantu mewujudkan peluang pekerjaan dan mengembangkan ekonomi, Presiden mengulangi panggilan beliau untuk membantu berjuta-juta pemilik rumah yang bertanggungjawab menyelamatkan beratus-ratus dolar setiap bulan.
"Kami akan menolak Kongres untuk melihat jika mereka boleh lulus rang undang-undang pembiayaan semula yang meletakkan US $ 3,000 ke dalam poket purata keluarga yang belum lagi dibiayai semula gadai janji mereka. Itulah masalah besar," Presiden memberitahu pemberita. "Bahawa US $ 3,00 boleh digunakan untuk mengukuhkan yang ekuiti di rumah orang itu yang akan meningkatkan nilai rumah. Selain itu yang adalah $ 3.000 dalam poket rakyat bahawa mereka boleh menghabiskan pada komputer baru untuk kanak-kanak mereka akan kembali ke sekolah, atau pakaian sekolah baru untuk anak-anak mereka, dan sebagainya yang akan mengukuhkan ekonomi juga."
Pada podium, Presiden Obama juga menjawab soalan mengenai pemberontakan di Syria, keselamatan servicemembers Amerika di Afghanistan, dan keadaan kempen politik 2012.
President Obama Holds a News Conference . . .
In an unscheduled visit to the White House briefing room this afternoon, President Obama took questions from reporters and discussed a big new announcement from the Department of Health and Human Services.
"Today, HHS announced that thanks to the health care law that we passed, nearly 5.4 million seniors with Medicare have saved over $4.1 billion on prescription drugs. That’s an average savings of more than $700 per person," he said. "This year alone, 18 million seniors with Medicare have taken advantage of new preventive care benefits like a mammogram or other cancer screening at no extra cost."
After being asked about the prospects for more action from lawmakers to help create jobs and grow the economy, the President reiterated his call to help millions of responsible homeowners save hundreds of dollars each month.
"We're going to be pushing Congress to see if they can pass a refinancing bill that puts $3,000 into the pockets of the average family who hasn’t yet refinanced their mortgage. That's a big deal," the President told reporters. "That $3,00 can be used to strengthen the equity in that person's home, which would raise home values. Alternatively, that's $3,000 in people's pockets that they can spend on a new computer for their kid going back to school, or new school clothes for their kids, and so that would strengthen the economy as well."
At the podium, President Obama also answered questions about the uprising in Syria, the security of American servicemembers in Afghanistan, and the state of the 2012 political campaign.
Persediaan untuk Majlis Makan Malam Negeri Kid: Memilih Pemenang Cabaran makan tengahari Sihat . . .
Pergi di dalam Majlis Makan Malam Negeri Kid pertama kali di White House dengan wajah ini ke dalam bagaimana pemenang Cabaran Sihat makan tengahari dipilih. Inisiatif First Lady Michelle Obama Mari Pindah! bekerjasama dengan epicurious.com untuk mempamerkan makan tengahari sihat dari semua 50 negeri dan wilayah-wilayah seperti yang dicipta oleh kanak-kanak berumur 8-12. (Go inside the first-ever Kid's State Dinner at the White House with this look into how the winners of the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge were picked. First Lady Michelle Obama's initiative Lets Move! partnered with epicurious.com to showcase healthy lunches from all 50 states and the territories as created by children age 8-12).
Minggu West Wing 17 Aug 2012 atau, "Dream Day" . . .
Selamat datang ke West Wing Week, panduan anda untuk segala-galanya yang berlaku di 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Minggu ini, White House dihoskan PIBG hari dan makan malam tahunan Iftar, Presiden dialamatkan kemarau dan bercakap dengan pasukan ingin tahu, dan Pentadbiran mula menerima permohonan untuk Tindakan tertunda untuk program Ketibaan Kanak-kanak. Itulah 10 ke 16 Ogos, "Dream Day." (Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the White House hosted PTA day and the annual Iftar dinner, the President addressed the drought and spoke with the Curiosity team, and the Administration began accepting applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. That's August 10th to August 16th or, "Dream Day)."
President Obama Holds a News Conference http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op6zWzyJdAQ&feature=plcp
West Wing Week 17 Aug 2012 or, "Dream Day" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwrHEnSBENI&feature=plcp
Preparing for the Kid's State Dinner: Picking Winners of the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II_bq5Eam1I&feature=plcp
Kids' State Dinner: http://www.letsmove.gov/kids-state-dinner?utm_source=email178&utm_medium=text1&utm_campaign=letsmove
