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"I welcome His Holiness Pope Francis's encyclical, and deeply admire the Pope's decision to make the case - clearly, powerfully, and with the full moral authority of his position - for action on global climate change. As Pope Francis so eloquently stated this morning, we have a profound responsibility to protect our children, and our children's children, from the damaging impacts of climate change. I believe the United States must be a leader in this effort, which is why I am committed to taking bold actions at home and abroad to cut carbon pollution, to increase clean energy and energy efficiency, to build resilience in vulnerable communities, and to encourage responsible stewardship of our natural resources. We must also protect the world's poor, who have done the least to contribute to this looming crisis and stand to lose the most if we fail to avert it. I look forward to discussing these issues with Pope Francis when he visits the White House in September. And as we prepare for global climate negotiations in Paris this December, it is my hope that all world leaders--and all God's children--will reflect on Pope Francis's call to come together to care for our common home." —President Obama on Pope Francis's encyclical urging action to address climate change: go.wh.gov/Encyclical
"Michelle and I know several members of Emanuel AME Church. We knew their pastor, Reverend Clementa Pinckney, who, along with eight others, gathered in prayer and fellowship and was murdered last night. And to say our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families, and their community doesn’t say enough to convey the heartache and the sadness and the anger that we feel. Any death of this sort is a tragedy. Any shooting involving multiple victims is a tragedy. There is something particularly heartbreaking about the death happening in a place in which we seek solace and we seek peace, in a place of worship. Mother Emanuel is, in fact, more than a church. This is a place of worship that was founded by African Americans seeking liberty. This is a church that was burned to the ground because its worshipers worked to end slavery. When there were laws banning all-black church gatherings, they conducted services in secret. When there was a nonviolent movement to bring our country closer in line with our highest ideals, some of our brightest leaders spoke and led marches from this church’s steps. This is a sacred place in the history of Charleston and in the history of America." —President Obama on the tragic shooting in Charleston, South Carolina
"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me." 130 years ago today, the Statue of Liberty came to America. go.wh.gov/StatueOfLiberty
Big climate news today: We're announcing $4 billion in new clean energy commitments from investors and foundations. Learn about how America is generating more clean energy than ever at go.wh.gov/CleanEnergy.
"Couldn’t be prouder of you. I can’t wait to see all the great things that you’re going to achieve. Congratulations." —President Obama at the White House mentorship graduation ceremony #MyBrothersKeeper go.wh.gov/WH-mentees
This isn’t your mom’s or dad’s trade deal. President Obama is fighting for a trade agreement that helps American workers and protects our environment. Find out what’s at stake if America sits on the sidelines at wh.gov/Trade. #LeadOnTrade
America ranks 46th in the world when it comes to starting a business. It’s time to change that. See how President Obama is making it faster for entrepreneurs to get their businesses up and running at go.wh.gov/StartupInADay. #StartupInADay
"More than five years ago, I said that while I was not the first President to take up this cause, I was determined to be the last. And now it’s up to all of us—the citizens in this room and across the country—to continue to help make the right to health care a reality for all Americans." —President Obama. Test your knowledge on what past Presidents have said about the need to fix our health care system: wh.gov/Health-Care-in-America #ACAWorks
"America is not a place where we simply turn away from the sick, or turn our backs on the tired, the poor, the huddled masses. It is a place sustained by the idea: I am my brother’s keeper. I am my sister’s keeper—that we have an obligation to put ourselves in our neighbor’s shoes and see each other’s common humanity. And so, after a century of talk, after decades of trying, after a year of sustained debate, we finally made health care reform a reality here in America." —President Obama: wh.gov/Health-Care-in-America #ACAWorks
“When it comes to the key challenges of our time, America and our closest allies stand shoulder to shoulder.” —President Obama at the ‪#G7Summit in Germany
“While I will not see the victory, I was able to look forward and know that we will—yes, we will—fulfill the promise of health care in America as a right and not a privilege.” —Senator Edward Kennedy in his final letter to President Obama in 2009. Tune in tomorrow at 11:45am ET to watch the President speak about health care in America at wh.gov/Health-Care-in-America. ‪#‎ACAWorks‬
“I remarked to the President that I had shaken hands with Cory and was surprised at how firm his handshake was. But I guess I shouldn’t have been. It was a handshake befitting a Sergeant First Class Army Ranger.” —White House Photographer @PeteSouza. Throughout his recovery, Army Ranger Cory Remsburg met with President Obama at the 2014 State of the Union, for the 70th anniversary of D-Day, and finally at his new home in Arizona. His handshake got stronger each time. Go behind the lens with Pete as he tells the story of an American hero: go.wh.gov/behind-the-lens
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