Senator Robert Menendez Backs American Jobs Act
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WASHINGTON– US Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s joint address to Congress:
“I hope all Americans had the opportunity to watch the President’s speech tonight as he addressed the most important issue facing our country: the need for jobs.
Teamsters Back American Jobs Act
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Hoffa Says All Americans Need To Come Together To Solve The Jobs Crisis
(WASHINGTON) - Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today applauded President Obama for presenting a jobs program with specific goals and a realistic means of achieving them.
“Congress must pass President Obama’s plan now,” Hoffa said. “The jobs crisis is an American problem. It isn’t President Obama’s problem and it isn’t a Republican or Democratic problem. All Americans need to come together to create good jobs for the good of our economy and the good of our country.
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Backs American Jobs Act
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President Obama Leads on Jobs:
Now It’s Up To Republicans To Stop Blocking Recovery
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement after President Obama laid out his jobs agenda before a joint session of Congress:Now It’s Up To Republicans To Stop Blocking Recovery
“Tonight, President Obama displayed the leadership America needs by laying out a strong agenda to get America back to work. The proposals he outlined are an excellent starting point in the crucial effort to create good jobs now.
“Now, it’s in Congress’s hands. The American people are watching closely to see whether Republicans will play
The Center for American Progress Backs American Jobs Act
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Today, 14 million Americans who could be working and producing are unemployed. Persistently high unemployment has left millions of people on the sidelines, depressed wages, dampened consumer demand, and has now brought economic growth to a standstill. America has not faced a jobs crisis of this magnitude since the New Deal.
Tonight, President Obama put forth a plan whose boldness matches the size of the challenge. It is pragmatic
Washington Governor Christine Gregoire Backs American Jobs Act
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“Combining ideas supported by both parties, the President has put forward a plan to put more people to work including teachers, veterans, first responders and construction workers, while putting more money in the pockets of working Americans, ensuring a thriving economy. And it won’t add a dime to the federal deficit.”
Small Business Majority Backs American Jobs Act
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Statement by John Arensmeyer, CEO, Small Business Majority:
Sept. 8, 2011
President Obama’s speech today on the American Jobs Act underscores the fact that all roads to a brighter economic future start with small business. We applaud the president for highlighting the need to cut taxes for small businesses and offsetting those cuts by closing corporate tax loopholes, which do no harm to small firms.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Backs American Jobs Act
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September 8, 2011
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement tonight after President Obama addressed the nation on proposals to create jobs.
“Tonight was a call to action from the President. Congress must rally around bold new ideas that encourage businesses to hire Americans who are ready to work, and ideas that unlock the full potential of American
United Steelworkers (USW) Back the American Jobs Act
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Pittsburgh (Sept. 8) – Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW) issued the following statement after President Obama delivered his jobs address to the joint session of Congress.
"President Obama has made it clear to us that job creation is his top priority – now it needs to
Senator Barbara Boxer Backs American Jobs Act
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Boxer (D-CA) issued the following statement after President Obama’s jobs speech tonight:
“The President’s plan for immediate job creation is the recipe we need to reinvigorate our economy. In Harry
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton Backs American Jobs Act
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The President's vision should inspire Americans and galvanize Congress. As he stated so eloquently, the time to act is NOW. His American Jobs Act will put thousands of Minnesotans back to work; they need Congress to
