The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

June 29, 2010

President Obama to Deliver Remarks on the Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

WASHINGTON- On the morning of Thursday, July 1, President Obama will deliver remarks on the need to fix our broken immigration system through comprehensive immigration reform at the American University School of International Service. 

On March 21, 2010, the House made a historic event with the passage of H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010.  After more than a year of fierce debate, President Obama has won a major legislative victory.

The Senate healthcare bill passed the House in 219-212 vote. An overwhelming majority of Democratic House members voted in support of the bill. However, thirty-four Democrats voted nay, and, as expected, all Republicans voted against the bill.

I was delighted to read this afternoon that the First Lady is gearing up for a campaign to end childhood obesity in this country. Scheduled to announce her initiatives tomorrow, Michelle Obama is hoping to raise awareness about the growing obesity epidemic in this country, largely affecting the nation’s children.

Anthony Coley said this about Michelle Obama’s plans today in a piece for CNN:

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I've agreed to liveblog Obama's "Year One" State of the Union address tonight for the great folks at APAP. Here's hoping I can figure out a way to cross-FB and -Tweet my posts as well, but no promises—so if you're interested in following along, bookmark my new memberblog here: