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U.S. Jobs: Obama To Present Plan In Speech To Rare Joint Session Of Congress

Obama Jobs Plan Speech Congress

First Posted: 08/31/11 01:38 PM ET Updated: 10/31/11 06:12 AM ET

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WASHINGTON - The White House says President Barack Obama will lay out his jobs plan in a prime television time address next week to a rare joint session of Congress.

Obama sent a letter Wednesday to House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid asking to speak to both chambers on Sept. 7 at 8 p.m (midnight GMT).

With the US economy on the rails and opposition Republicans on the attack, the much-anticipated speech is expected to include proposals for economic growth such as tax credits and infrastructure spending along with plans for shrinking the deficit.

In his letter to the lawmakers, Obama said Washington must answer the call to put aside politics and do what is best for the country to boost the economy and create jobs.

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candan
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09:12 PM on 08/31/2011
Obama's speach is going to save the economy.

Tax and Spend.
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leroybrown
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07:21 PM on 08/31/2011
Did you notice that Obama is getting a few more grey hairs. You would think that Boehner's lap dog Eric Cantor would be so so kind as to lend him some of shoe polish that he uses in his hair.
But i'll bet old 80% Boehner wouldn't agree on the day that Cantor planned to give him the shoe polish. Boehner would want it the next day so he could tell everyone that he got 80% of what he wanted.
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04:58 PM on 08/31/2011
Talk jobs on your own site.
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04:01 PM on 08/31/2011
Most of the good jobs have been moved out of the country. Remember when "made in the United States" was a household name.

Is the government going to continue hiring them? They already pay themselves. Even worse peple keep voting for them.
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Indaba
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06:34 PM on 08/31/2011
Or will Jeff Immelt of GE hire some people since he was head of the "Jobs" committee. Did he just come to Washington and have a nice lunch?
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.....is very politically incorrect.
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03:33 PM on 08/31/2011
This guy needs to actually start doing something instead of delivering speeches everytime. People don't want speeches; in fact, they don't need speeches. They need actions and a leader who will get up and fight for them against the corporate wolves on the Republican side. Unfortunately, they elected a wuss,ie -- whose priority is to be liked be all people, an impossible exercise, as opposed to doing what he campaigned on -- to that position.

The time for speech is over, Mr. President; it's time for action.
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04:02 PM on 08/31/2011
Doesn't the Republicans control the lower house?
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.....is very politically incorrect.
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06:19 PM on 08/31/2011
Excuses! Excuses!

What did he do when he had huge majorities in BOTH the upper and lower houses? Nothing! I frankly don't understand why some people still think that this guy really cares about someone else but himself. He's also clueless as to what he's doing.
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06:40 PM on 08/31/2011
For all the corporate wolves, there are union ones too. Unions can rally votes and divert their union due money to campaigns. Politicians are in the business of vote buying.
Then remember that about 45% of the economy comes from smaller companies with the original owner or founder's family running it. These are the businesses that really do not have a big slush fund to take them through rough spots lie this past 3 years or when Chinese cheaper goods blow into their market place. Unions say you need higher salaries so you have consumers to buy but the consumer also needs to buy. If you are competing against cheap labour, you do not have a hope against made in China. Would you buy the more expensive American product?
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