Weekly Address: Focusing on the Economic Priorities for the Middle Class Nationwide

In this week's address, the President discussed his recent trip to Minneapolis where he met a working mother named Rebekah, who wrote the President to share the challenges her family and many middle-class Americans are facing where they work hard and sacrifice yet still can't seem to get ahead. But instead of focusing on growing the middle class and expanding opportunity for all, Republicans in Congress continue to block commonsense economic proposals such as raising the minimum wage, extending unemployment insurance, and making college more affordable.

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A Day in the Life: Rebekah from Minneapolis

This past March, a mom from Minneapolis named Rebekah wrote the President a letter about the increasing costs of taking care of her family. She told him about her day-to-day struggles, and let him know what she thinks needs to change. Last week, the President traveled to Minnesota to spend some time with her. Check out the live-blog from President Obama's trip.

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President Obama on Climate Change: "You Can Ignore the Facts; You Can't Deny the Facts"

Last Wednesday, President Obama addressed the League of Conservation Voters at their annual Capital Dinner. In his remarks, he commended them for their work to protect the planet, and emphasized that the work is "even more urgent and more important" now than when he last spoke to the League in 2006, due to the rapidly growing threat of climate change.

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