What legislation president Obama has signed about national service program?
Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled a plan to create volunteer and service opportunities to help tackle some of the nation’s most pressing issues, part of his weeklong focus on patriotism and national service. “This won’t be a call issued in one speech or one program — I want this to be a central cause of my presidency,” Obama said in a speech at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. “We will ask Americans to serve. We will create new opportunities for Americans to serve. And we will direct that service to our most pressing national challenges.” He added, “When you choose to serve — whether it’s your nation, your community or simply your neighborhood — you are connected to that fundamental American ideal that we want life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness not just for ourselves, but for all Americans. That’s why it’s called the American dream.” Obama highlighted his time as a community organizer on Chicago’s South Side and his stint heading Project Vote, a group th
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/21/obama.service/ WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Obama signed into law Tuesday a measure designed to strengthen national community service efforts by boosting federal funding for thousands of volunteers in fields ranging from clean energy to health care and education. Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy, left, introduces President Obama at the bill signing on Tuesday. Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy, left, introduces President Obama at the bill signing on Tuesday. The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, recently renamed to honor the Massachusetts senator’s sponsorship of the measure, will more than triple the number of positions in the AmeriCorps program, from 75,000 to 250,000, by 2017. “Our government can help to rebuild our economy … [but] we need Americans willing to mentor our eager young children, or care for the sick, or ease the strains of deployment on our military fami
President Barack Obama signed legislation Tuesday to triple the size of the national service program. Sources: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21527.
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