"Hope Is the Better Choice"

Here's what's going on at the White House today.         DAILY SNAPSHOT Tuesday, September 02, 2014             Featured President Obama: "Hope Is the Better Choice" Yesterday, the President celebrated Labor Day by visiting the city of Milwaukee for Laborfest, an annual end-of-summer festival hosted by the local AFL-CIO. Kicking off his remarks at the festival, he said that the Labor Day holiday belonged to the "working folks who are here today, and the unions who've always had your back." The President explained how our nation's economy has gotten stronger by almost every measure since he's taken office, and reiterated the importance of building our economy from the middle class out. He also noted that changing the status quo is one of the hardest things to do, emphasizing that people need to get involved, organize, vote -- and stay hopeful. "Cynicism is a bad choice," he said. "Hope is the better choice." It's a powerful speech -- see more of the President's remarks here:       Top Stories President Obama Delivers a Message to West Africans on the Ebola Outbreak In a video released this morning, President Obama addresses the people of West Africa about the Ebola outbreak that is currently affecting the countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Nigeria. READ MORE Long-Term Unemployment Is Falling, but There's Still Work to Do The unemployment rate has fallen rapidly since mid-2013 to reach 6.2 percent in July -- 1.1 percentage point less than a year ago. Much of the decline in the unemployment rate has come as a result of declines in long-term unemployment; in fact, falling long-term unemployment accounts for more than 60 percent of the drop in the overall unemployment rate in the last 12 months. READ MORE Weekly Address: This Labor Day, Let's Talk About the Minimum Wage In this week's address, the President wished Americans a happy Labor Day weekend, highlighted the important economic progress we've made, and reaffirmed his commitment to accelerate our progress and ensure that our growing economy fuels a strong middle class. READ MORE       Today's Schedule All times are Eastern Time (ET) 11:00 AM: The President and Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing 12:30 PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest 3:15 PM: The President departs the White House 3:30 PM: The President departs Joint Base Andrews   Facebook     Twitter    |   More Ways to Engage Did Someone Forward This to You? Sign Up for Email Updates This email was sent to e0nstar1.blog@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111