On Thursday (September 8), President Barack Obama delivered an impassioned speech to Congress detailing his American Jobs Act and urged that Washington get to working again.
“The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: to put more people back to work and more money in the pockets of those who are working. It will create more jobs for construction workers, more jobs for teachers, more jobs for veterans, and more jobs for the long-term unemployed.”
The president’s $447 billion proposal “that [Congress] should pass right away” includes a combination of tax cuts, jobs programs, construction projects and state aid used to improve the high unemployment rate, help rebuild the economy and restore the middle class. In his speech, President Obama pointed out that “everything in this bill will be paid for”. Building upon the plan to cut spending, the President asked Congress to increase the amount to cover the cost of the American Jobs Act in order to avoid adding to the deficit.
With a sense of urgency, President Obama also called on the American public to do its part and take action: “I ask every American who agrees to lift your voice and tell the people who are gathered here tonight that you want action now. Tell Washington that doing nothing is not an option. Remind us that if we act as one nation, and one people, we have it within our power to meet this challenge.”
Following the president’s speech, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told reporters “as majority leader, I certainly would like to see us be able to peel off some of these ideas, put them on the floor, vote them across the floor and get the Senate to join with us so we can actually get something to the president and make some progress as quickly as possible.”
However, Cantor added that the president’s message was “either accept my package as it is, or I will take it to the American people. I would say that that’s the wrong approach. What we’re here to do is try to transcend differences, not let them get in the way in the areas we can make progress on.”
Speaker John Boehner was also receptive, acknowledging that the plans laid out Thursday night “merit consideration”. In a statement issued, he added: “It’s my hope that we can work together to end the uncertainty facing families and small businesses, and create a better environment for long-term economic growth and private-sector job creation.”
President Obama Presents the American Jobs Act
Stay up Mr. Obama.
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they going in on obama…as of lately..
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Good Job President Barak Obama
The only way to “end the uncertainty” is to go back to the gold and silver standard and stop the printing of money with nothing backing it. It is causing hyperinflation. All this nonsense and back and forth between the “Republicans and the Democrats” is just a smokescreen. Obama is an MK-ULTRA monarch child. It’s only a matter of time before they scrap this fiat money and roll out the RFID chip. Then all hell will really break loose (Revelation 13:16-18).
well stated brother..its gonna get ugly.
As usual you`ve have proven yourself to be most astute. Unfortunately, many have ears but do not ear, many have eyes but do not see. This BAPHOMET Government, of The Brotherhood, is an enemy Unto God and very soon the s**t is going to hit the fan.
This hype over gold is ridiculous – You CANNOT eat gold, You CANNOT drink gold, and in the winter, when its frezzing outside – that block of gold will NOT heat your home and keep you warm. In fact:
Of all the metals in the world – Gold is the most useless!
If you care so much about metals, and their usefullness, invest in IRON – it is actually the most used metal, and the most useful metal in the world.
Secondly: If you are one of those who think the banks are going to collapse in the future – then please tell me WHERE and HOW are you going to convert that block of gold you have into useful that will help sustain to survive: like FOOD, and WATER!
If you ARE SMART: and you want to make sure that you are okay, when or if, the sh*t hits the fan (in the future) – then make sure that you have cans, and boxes of FOOD stored in your home, and also have WATER stored in your home as well . BECAUSE YOU CANNOT SURVIVE WITHOUT FOOD AND WATER.
Along with it, if you can build a garden in part of your backyard – and grown vegetables, and fruits -DO IT!
And make sure (if you live in a part of the country that gets cold in the winter – invest in a heater, or other household items that can run on SOLAR power (so if you have no eletricity, in times of disaster – you can still use the sun, on your solar power products to STORE up power to use to cook, or heat your homes – both for day, and night)
Ignore all this talk about gold, gold, gold — it’s foolishness – because you CANNOT eat it, or drink it – and if no one else can EAT IT OR DRINK IT – they AIN’T gonna want it from you either – it becomes worthless – if a disaster strikes – and requires you to be self-sufficient.
So instead of gold – which you cannot eat — ACTUALLY right now, start buying, and STORING canned foods, and bottle tap water, and buy solar powered appliances, and even plant a small garden – that can be 100% MORE useful in times of diaster.
@KIERRA
Miss, you’re trying to be deep but you only sound idiotic. The topic is concerning the ECONOMY and why it is in a downward spiral. You are talking about doomsday scenarios which will not help you anyway. How long will 50 cans of baked beans in your cabinet last you lol? Either the Lord will be with you in the hour of judgment, or He won’t. Save all that Y2K b.s. for someone else. There is nothing wrong with being “prepared” for anything, but your comment has NOTHING to do with the topic and only shows your massive ignorance. When money is being printed with no gold or silver backing it, the people printing it can raise or lower it’s worth based on how much of it is being printed, which raises the cost of perishable items like FOOD and WATER. This is why when you view what is actually TRADED in the stock market, it is items like GOLD, SILVER, CROPS, etc. Gold and silver are what is known as “current money”. It is supposed to be coined, and used as currency, not used in “blocks” smdh. You have no idea how much poorer people are today than they were 100 years ago due to the use of fiat money. When martial law is declared due to unrest in the streets after the economic collapse, do you think that you’ll be using your “solar panels” and harvesting from your garden lmao?
I commend the focus on rebuilding our schools and bringing attention to the teacher layoff issues. America has to remain competitive through education and innovation. The government has slacked heavily here..Schools get a facelift, students get motivated, and jobs are employed. Its a win/win. Budgets for education should be very last on the totem pole to be slashed.
Ha President Obama got them they have no choice but to ok this or a lot of them will be losing there seats. That’s right President present them with solid plans that will help the economy 100% and if the say no it will make them look like selfish asses!!!!!! which they really are any way..
I don’t care what anybody says they would rather see this country suffer then to see the President succeed. Anything he put before them they turn it down. Race plays a big part in this as well!! It’s time to put Country before party!!
This is so true, they just can’t see pass his skin color PERIOD!
None of the people in the know care about his skin color. He was put into office by the elite because he appears to be a black man. His job is to pull black people into the mindset of being patriotic. America is a CORPORATION. That is why his title is “PRESIDENT”. You can only be a PRESIDENT of a CORPORATION. In all CORPORATIONS, the “PRESIDENT” is told what to do by a Board of Trustees. In the case of Obama, the Board of Trustees are the banking families. Real titles of rulership are “king”, “emperor”, “czar” etc, not “president”. “Presidents” have a certain degree of power but they must report to a “king”. A good example of a “president” was Daniel (Dan 6:1-7). All the back and forth between Democrats and Republicans is an act. These “congressional meetings” are like televised wrestling, because they view American citizens as children that need a little drama and theatre in their lives.
This ain’t about race. Republicans fight Democrats and vice versa. Do you remember how Republicans tried to bring down Clinton from the first day he took office? Each side fundamentally disagrees with the other. That won’t change whether the President is Black or White.
I do remember what the repub’s tried to do to Clinton, Impeach him. No matter what you say about how they are treating Obama. And some of the hatred may be race based, however; their not trying to impeach the guy. Obama made a deal with the devil by agreeing to use stimulus money to pay off the banks. Those bank have done nothing with that money except sit on it, and that was not the intent. Now Obama has egg on his face. He should’ve sent that money to every tax paying american in the country in of the fat cat’s on “WALL STREETS”
OBAMA SUCKS PERIOD!
He said he’d open opportunity
But to me ain’t no open opportunity
So shut your Mickey D’s down in my community
Cos it ain’t helping feed me or my family
And that’s the reala
And you can give a twelve gauge to a n—-a
Ain’t got scrilla
And now you got a born killer
Cap peela
And while you build your penitentiaries for my children
I plant seeds for my children
So when they cross these roads they’ll be prepared
And never show no respect to these hoes that never cared for
’cause they only come around to the black folks
When they run they campaign and they lack votes
Once you vote em in…. they don’t know you
Once you vote em in… they can’t do jack for you
I guess it’s true when they tell me you don’t fight fair
You turn my ghetto fantasy into a nightmare
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Wow, all the comments on this page are scary. I really don’t feed into that invest in gold crap. Go on and do that, you’ll loose your shirt.
Whether you are voting Democrat or Republican, you need to look around your community and ask the following question, “What has the policies of the person that I elected done to further my community?” When I say, the person you elected, I am not just talking about the president, I am including mayors, councilmen, etc. How has policies such as increasing unemployment entitlements, welfare entitlements, educational programs helped further my community? I don’t fault the politicians, we as a people sell our votes.
Nobody told you to invest in gold you idiot, smdh. It won’t do you any good because the currency is paper money. The point is that THERE IS NO GOLD OR SILVER BACKING THE PAPER MONEY. VIRTUAL MONOPOLY MONEY IS BEING USED. IF THE GOVERNMENT WAS REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT BRINGING THE ECONOMY BACK, THEY WOULD RETURN TO THE GOLD AND SILVER STANDARD. I have to type that in caps because some of you have shown that your reading comprehension is so atrocious that you must have either vision or mental problems. Some of you people are so damn stupid that you fully deserve what is coming to you. Many of you black women will realize when the judgment comes down that your big mouths, your weaves, your jobs, your “degrees”, your “Gucci bags”, and your fake Christian churches will not save you lol.
President Obama concluded this speech with power. I was smiling and clapping like, I was at a pep rally by the time, he waved and exited the podium. I was proud of him. I can only hope that this Act gets passed. All I know, is to pray, putting my trust in God. He is the true keeper and provider.
That John Boehner scares the living daylights outta me…he looks like a demented clown. This country is in a heap of trouble. You can just look at that pic and tell.
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