Category: September 2011

LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder offered the following thoughts regarding President Obama’s speech Thursday night: “Tonight the president laid out a plan calling for many changes at the federal level that we have already made here in Michigan.  The president proposed cutting payroll taxes for small businesses in half to encourage job growth; in…

Chairman Cleaver’s Statement on President’s Obama Address to Congress on Job Creation Washington, DC –  Today, Chairman Emanuel Cleaver released the following statement on President’s Obama address to Congress on job creation: “Today, the Congressional Black Caucus submitted our job creation proposal to the Obama Administration: ‘Congressional Black Caucus Job Creation Recommendations: Create, Protect, Rebuild’. …

President’s jobs plan to repair schools and keep educators in classrooms Initiative will keep students learning, educators working WASHINGTON- In tonight’s speech to a Joint Session of Congress, President Obama unveiled his American Jobs Act and further underscored his belief that investing in the American middle class is the surest path to economic recovery. “President…

Rep. John Lewis on President Obama’s Jobs Speech Rep. John Lewis made these comments in response to President Obama’s speech tonight during a joint session of the U.S. Congress on jobs: “I think President Obama delivered a great speech tonight.  He reached the soul of America and acknowledged the pain and struggles so many of…

MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA ISSUES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S AMERICAN JOBS ACT WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa issued the following statement today regarding President Obama’s American Jobs Act: “Tonight President Obama delivered a strong and clear message to Congress: The silly season in Washington is over and it’s time to get to work creating jobs for…

Harkin: Let’s Put America Back to Work and Rebuild the Middle Class President’s Jobs Proposal Includes Harkin-led Efforts to Fund Education Jobs/School Construction WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) tonight issued the following statement after President Obama addressed Congress on the need to put America back to work.  Harkin is Chairman of the Senate…

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement Thursday night following President Obama’s joint address to Congress on jobs: “This was a powerful message on jobs, aimed not at the lawmakers in the room, but at the American people. The President’s plan is just what our economy needs, and it will move the…

Governor Quinn Statement on President’s Announcement of the American Jobs Act CHICAGO – September 8, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today issued a statement following President Obama’s announcement of the American Jobs Act: “Tonight, the President laid out a plan that will put Americans back to work now. We in Illinois applaud President Obama’s vision for…

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS RIGHT: WE NEED JOBS RIGHT NOW Washington, D.C. ─ Gerald W. McEntee, President of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (AFSCME) issued the following statement this evening in response to the American Jobs Act outlined by President Obama. “Americans are hurting and the President knows it’s time to…

Kerry: President Obama Includes Kerry-Hutchison Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Bank Plan in Jobs Proposal WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) released the following statement after President Obama’s speech tonight to a joint session of Congress: “This morning, 12 of us charged with putting America’s fiscal house in order stressed, one after another, that we were deadly…