Rejuvenated Obama arrives home from Hawaii as he rolls out 2015 agenda to help more Americans buy a home and attend college

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[h=1]Rejuvenated Obama arrives home from Hawaii as he rolls out 2015 agenda to help more Americans buy a home and attend college[/h]

• Boarded Air Force One at a military base in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu
• Follows 15 days in paradise - including rounds of golf and sun-bathing
• On last evening he ate with friends at Buzz's Lanikai steakhouse
• Republicans will officially take control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday
• Is planning trips to Michigan, Arizona and Tennessee next week

After two weeks relaxing in paradise - complete with golf, sun-bathing and meals at luxury restaurants - President Obama is back at the White House.
The Commander-in-chief was seen waving to photographers as he walked with his family across the lawn from Marine One following a short flight from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.
As he stepped off the helicopter he saluted waiting soldiers and held hands with his 16-year-old daughter Malia alongside his wife Michelle.
He returns as the Republicans prepare to take over the Senate next week, but is readying executive actions and legislative proposals to in a bid to kick start his own 2015 agenda.

 

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Welcome back: President Obama holds hands with his 16-year-old daughter Malia as he makes his way across the lawn back to the White House

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Honor guard: He saluted waiting troops as he stepped off Marine One in front of his daughter Sasha

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Return from paradise: The family have enjoyed two weeks in Hawaii for their annual winter vacation - dining in luxury restaurants and relaxing on the beach

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Desire: He returns as the Republicans prepare to take over the Senate next week, but is readying executive actions and legislative proposals to in a bid to kick start his own 2015 agenda

 

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Hours earlier he bid farewell to Hawaii while boarding Air Force One in Pearl Harbor on the 15th and last day of his vacation.
Hawaii Governor David Ige and his wife were part of the delegation that waved the first family off.
Before he boarded the flight home, he ate with friends at Buzz's Lanikai, a steakhouse and seafood restaurant across the street from Kailua Beach Park, as he does every year.
On his final day, he left his vacation home and headed out to the beach to join his daughter Malia and friends at Bellows Air Force Station.
A dozen onlookers watched as the motorcade left the Kailua neighborhood, some holding signs that read 'Drones Kill' and 'Stop NSA Snooping'.
Later in the day, the president and first lady Michelle Obama send sympathy to the family and friends of former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, who died Saturday at age 95.
Obama said in a statement that the former senator from Massachusetts stood at the front of the battle for civil rights and economic fairness.

 

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Family: Barack Obama (right) and First Lady Michelle Obama (left) with daughter Malia (center) make their way across the South Lawn on their return

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Forward planning: In a bid to ignite his legislative agenda, he is set to announce plans that will make it easier for Americans to but homes and attend college

 

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Stopover: They boarded Marine One after landing at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland following their flight from Honolulu

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Keeping warm: The first family wrapped up warm as they landed in a chilly US following two weeks in the sun in Hawaii

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Farewell: US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wave as they board Air Force one departing Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam in Honolulu

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Leaving paradise: He has spent 15 days with the first family on a trip complete with rounds of golf with friends and meals at luxury restaurants

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Wave: The president and first lady walk across the tarmac at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu as they prepare to board their flight back to Washington D.C.

 

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After a short drive past Obama's alma mater — the Punahou School — Obama and his daughters stopped in Manoa for a brief visit with Maya Soetoro-Ng, Obama's maternal half-sister, according to the White House.
Obama, Sasha and Malia then paid a visit to Eddie Venner the lead singer of the rock band Pearl Jam. The rock star had performed at a fundraiser for Obama in Florida in 2012.
Just days after returning to the capital, Obama will be heading out of the city in a bid to ignite his 2015 legislative plans.
He is set to announce plans that will make it easier for Americans to but homes and attend college.
It is a plan he is hoping will be carried by the momentum gained following the high-profile immigration moves with Cuba.
On Wednesday he plans to stop in Michigan, Arizona and Tennessee aimed at highlighting how his own economic policies were contributing to the country's recovery.
Obama, expected back in Washington on Sunday, has appeared energized by the end-of-the-year action on immigration policy and Cuban relations, suggesting continued presidential relevance despite a political landscape dramatically altered by deep Democratic losses on Election Day.

 

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.Interaction: Obama and his wife Michelle speak to the waiting crowds before their journey home

 

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Since the November midterms, the key question has been whether Obama will lean in or away from compromise with Republicans in his final two years. Of the issues the White House said Obama will emphasize in the coming weeks, none was among the few areas that both Democrats and Republicans have cited as ripe for dealmaking — trade, taxes, public works.
An Obama spokesman, Eric Schultz, said Obama would announces proposals this coming week that focus on helping the middle class benefit from the economic recovery.
'There are a number of issues we could make progress on, but the president is clear that he will not let this Congress undo important protections gained — particularly in areas of health care, Wall Street reform and the environment,' Schultz said.
Obama has threatened to use his veto power to block GOP attacks this year.
In Detroit on Wednesday, Obama plans to cite the return of manufacturing jobs and his decision to bail out the auto industry. In Phoenix the next day, Obama intends to showcase gains in the housing sector since the real estate crash and come out with new steps to help Americans buy a home, the White House said.
On Friday, Vice President Joe Biden will join Obama in Tennessee to discuss new ways to help more people attend college or job-training.
With Obama's prime-time address to the nation less than three weeks away, the White House has reached out to Democratic groups such as the Center for American Progress to solicit input, without making commitments.
Lacking a Democratic majority in the Senate to stop them, GOP lawmakers convening Tuesday intend to start chipping away on health care, immigration and the environment, flashing their power as Obama enters the last years of his presidency and the 2016 race starts to unfold.
Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., said the House would start right away with jobs bills that have won the support of both parties before but never advanced in the Senate.
'If the president is willing to work with us, we'll have a real chance to address our nation's most pressing challenges,' he said in the weekly Republican address.

 

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Looking ahead: Just says after Obama lands in the capital, he will travel to Michigan, Arizona and Tennessee to kickstart his 2015 legislative agenda

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Upbringing: On the 15th and last day of the trip, Obama drove poast his alma-mater - the Punahou School — before he and his daughters stopped in Manoa for a visit with Maya Soetoro-Ng, Obama's maternal half-siste

 

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Last supper: Obama spent part of his final night with friends at Buzz's Lanikai, a steakhouse and seafood restaurant across the street from Kailua Beach Park