whitehouse- Νews-Video:Weekly Address: Let's Get Back to the Work of the American People

In this week's address, President Obama discussed his meetings with members of Congress of both parties and the ongoing effort to reopen the government and remove the danger of default from our economy.
The President urged Congress to pass a budget, put people back to work, and end this shutdown. In his message, the President also called for paying our bills to prevent an economic shutdown.


Welcome to your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, the President continued to call for the House to reopen the government -- by passing a continuing resolution -- and avoid an economic shutdown, by raising the debt limit. That's October 4th to October 10th or "The Shutdown Edition: Week Two."


White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing.