Obama, Coburn engage in battle of the budgets in weekly addresses
Washington (CNN) – President Obama advocated for his proposed budget in the weekly address Saturday, calling it a “balanced plan that reduces spending and brings down the deficit” to put America “back...
View ArticleWeekly addresses highlight bipartisan disagreement on job creation
Washington (CNN)–President Barack Obama recognized the economic strain caused by soaring gas prices and stressed the importance of clean energy initiatives to reduce America's dependence on oil in the...
View ArticlePresident, GOP wrestle with rising gas prices in weekly addresses
Washington (CNN)-President Obama reflected on pain at the gas pump during his weekly address Saturday. Noting figures that suggest the economy is growing again with an increase of almost 2 million...
View ArticleObama touts clean energy in weekly address
(CNN)-President Barack Obama promoted clean energy for the third week in a row during his weekly address Saturday. Speaking from Allison Transmissions, described as a clean energy company, Obama again...
View ArticleHutchison calls for long-term energy policy
(CNN) - Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison struck a partisan tone while calling for the development of a comprehensive energy policy Saturday, just days after both Democrats and Republicans saw separate...
View ArticleJobs take center stage, again, in weekly addresses
Washington (CNN) – Vice President Joe Biden began the weekly address with “good news” Saturday, praising signs of growth in the economy as seen through the lens of the automobile industry. “Not only is...
View ArticleObama heralds auto comeback in weekly address
(CNN)-President Barack Obama delivered the weekly address Saturday from a Chrysler plant in Toledo, Ohio, where he championed the "turnaround" of the auto industry. "Today, each of the Big Three...
View ArticleSen. Lamar Alexander props up right-to-work states
(CNN)-Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander railed against the Obama administration in Saturday's GOP weekly address. Taking aim at actions by the National Labor Relations Board, Alexander...
View ArticlePresident Obama, GOP address battle of the debt
(CNN)-President Barack Obama advocated for his plan to ensure the federal government starts "living within its means," Saturday during the weekly address. He made the case for a plan to battle the...
View ArticleBoth sides call for cooperation in debt reduction talks
(CNN) - With the deadline for the debt ceiling negotiations rapidly approaching, President Barack Obama called on Democrats and Republicans to work together to find “a balanced approach” to solving the...
View ArticlePresident Obama advocates a balanced approach, Sen. Hatch, a balanced budget...
(CNN)-President Barack Obama and Sen. Orrin Hatch rallied for balance during the weekly addresses Saturday, but differed on the types of balance necessary. As Obama advocated for a balanced approach to...
View ArticleObama calls for leaders to work together on debt deal
Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama called on Democratic and Republican leaders to come together and do "the right thing" to resolve the nation's debt crisis Saturday in his weekly address. He...
View ArticlePresident Obama blasts partisanship in weekly address
Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama railed against partisan politics Saturday during the presidential weekly address. “There’s nothing wrong with our country,” he declared. “There is something...
View ArticleObama and Kasich: Lessons from the heartland
(CNN) - President Barack Obama and Ohio Gov. John Kasich passed along what they saw as lessons from the Midwest Saturday during their weekly addresses. The president taped his weekly address from...
View ArticleWhite House and Republicans prep for tax cut debate
(CNN) – The White House and congressional Republicans are blaming each other for holding America's economy 'hostage' by refusing to back their respective proposals to extend the politically decisive...
View ArticleNevada Gov. blasts 'Washington approach' to job creation
WASHINGTON (CNN) - While never mentioning President Barack Obama by name, Nevada's governor assailed the president's leadership of the country's economy and criticized the White House for refusing to...
View ArticleGOP Rep.: ‘We’ve actually found some common ground this week’
Washington (CNN) - The Republican Party’s weekly address didn’t say a single negative thing Saturday about President Barack Obama or the Democratic Party. Not one. Rather, Rep. Buck McKeon,...
View ArticleVirginia governor candidate blasts Obamacare in GOP weekly address
Ken Cuccinelli, the Republican candidate in Virginia's 2013 gubernatorial race, gave the GOP weekly address on Saturday and used the opportunity to speak out against the Affordable Care Act. "Obamacare...
View ArticleGOP Senator hammers Obamacare in weekly address
(CNN)–Senator Dan Coats of Indiana delivered the GOP weekly address on Saturday, further stressing his party's concerns about Obamacare one month after the disasterous launch of Healthcare.gov. "Too...
View ArticleGOP Weekly address: Obamacare promise is 'consumer fraud'
(CNN) – Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, blasted President Barack Obama's now infamous "keep your healthcare" pledge on Saturday in the GOP's weekly address. "Millions of Americans are coming to realize...
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