President Obama challenges Congress to help create jobs

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Source: Boston Herald

President Barack Obama is challenging Congress to help him create jobs and rebuild the nation's infrastructure.

In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama points to the launch of two new high-tech manufacturing hubs and a competition to rebuild the nation's roads, bridges, mass transit, ports and railroads. Obama says Congress can help in both areas.

He says a bill now before Congress would create a network of high-tech manufacturing hubs all across the country. And he says he'll send Congress a budget next week that would rebuild transportation systems and support millions of jobs.




Read more: http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/us_politics/2014/03/obama_challenges_congress_to_help_create_jobs

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In his weekly address, President Obama said he took action this week to launch new manufacturing hubs and expand a competition to fund transformative infrastructure projects. Both are policies aimed at expanding economic opportunity for all by creating jobs and ensuring the long-term strength of the American economy. Congress can boost this effort by passing a bipartisan proposal to create a nationwide network of high-tech manufacturing hubs and taking steps to invest in our nation’s infrastructure – rebuilding our transportation system, creating new construction jobs, and better connecting Americans to economic opportunities.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/02/28/weekly-address-investing-technology-and-infrastructure-create-jobs

Hi everybody. In my State of the Union Address, I said that the best measure of opportunity is access to a good job. And after the worst recession of our lifetimes, our businesses have created eight and a half million new jobs in the last four years.

But we need to do more to make America a magnet for good jobs for the future. And in this year of action, where Congress won’t do that, I will do whatever I can to expand opportunity for more Americans. This week, I took two actions to attract new jobs to America – jobs in American manufacturing, and jobs rebuilding America’s infrastructure.

[valerief]

1. Asking Congress to create is spitting in the wind. nt

[pipoman]

2. How about abandoning the TPP for starters. .He can do that. .but alas

[seabeckind]

3. Congress has a different agenda.

And that's ALL of congress.

If we had good job opportunities it would get in the way of corporate slavery.

[giftedgirl77]

4. But Boner has been tweeting me this whole time rhat he's

been working to create jobs....

[freshwest]

6. Only job will be for his bank and his financial manager:

President Obama Ruptures John Boehner’s Pipeline of Keystone XL Lies

By Jason Easley - July, 28, 2013



President Obama went on the offensive in a New York Times interview, and appeared to argue against Keystone XL by debunking the Republicans’ pipeline talking points...

Obama ripped apart every single one of House Speaker John Boehner’s Keystone XL lies. Boehner’s office is still putting out press releases claiming that the pipeline will create 20,000-100,000 jobs...

Barely a week goes by without Speaker Boehner whining about the need to approve Keystone XL right now. What Rep. Boehner never tells anyone when he discusses the project is that he stands to personally benefit from its approval. Boehner is invested in seven tar sands companies that will benefit from the pipeline’s construction. This is why Boehner keeps lying about the values and virtues of Keystone.

It is clear that the president isn’t buying any of what Boehner is selling on the pipeline. In fact, Obama is pushing back against the Speaker’s propaganda campaign.The president appears to see the pipeline for what it really is, a gift to Big Oil. Keystone won’t create jobs. It won’t bring gas prices down, and the pipeline definitely isn’t a path to energy independence....

Full transcript at the NYT:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/us/politics/interview-with-president-obama.html?pagewanted=5&_r=1&adxnnlx=1375034512-jesnPnyWl3Mr7Evr7p7xgQ&

Full article here:

http://www.politicususa.com/2013/07/28/obama-boehner-keystone.html

to Tx4Obama:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101669740

Of course, it wasn't on MSM, so it never happened. It should been on the front page of DU last year. I appreciate it being posted now, as the Koch brothers continue to raise hell. Let's not forget Paul Ryan's threats last year when Obama refused to approve it:

Paul Ryan Threatens To Blow Up The Economy Unless Obama Approves Keystone XL.

By Jason Easley - December, 18, 2013



...According to The Hill, “Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) suggested tying approval of the Keystone pipeline to raising the debt ceiling Monday night. ‘We’ve never just done nothing,’ Ryan said on the Hugh Hewitt radio show, which was being guest-hosted by Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.), when asked how Republicans would handle the debt-ceiling negotiations. “We want to make sure that we’re taking steps in the direction of fiscal conservatism, of fiscal responsibility. I, for one, think we need to do more in the energy sector. I believe we need to approve Keystone pipeline.”

The White House has already responded to Ryan by repeating for the billionth time that they aren’t going to negotiate on the debt ceiling. Of all the things that Ryan could have asked for the only things he would be less likely to get is privatization of Social Security/Medicare, and repeal of the ACA.

The Obama administration still hasn’t approved Keystone XL, and Ryan’s tactics suggest that Republicans believe that he isn’t going to. Ryan believes that Keystone must be approved because it is an example of GOP policy at its worst. Keystone poses a grave environmental risk. It won’t create jobs. It won’t help the economy, and it will do nothing to help make the country more energy independent.

What Keystone XL will do is make more money for the Koch brothers and big oil...

More at the link:

http://www.politicususa.com/2013/12/18/paul-ryan-threatens-blow-economy-obama-appoves-keystone-xl.html

The Koch brothers have also been tying up Amtrack routes used by passengers and other businesses by shipping this crud on the rails, endangering communities on the way and also causing American businesses to shutter who depend on freight by rail to get their goods to market.

They are not giving up, their money talks big, and even Charles Koch is now being forced to speak in public. It's a long road ahead and I'm glad Obama is at the helm. There is no reason to give the Koch brothers $100 Billion when we see the mischief they have been promoting.

Although some Democrats are talking against Obama for not approving it, such as pundit Ed Schults and (maybe presidential contender) from MT, Brian Schweitzer.

But it is why Obama pushed so hard for alternative energy and has left many options open. But there are other articles in which Obama has linked Keystone in its entirety (from ground to port) to climate change and says that is a major factor in not going for it. Both the linked articles are worth the read.

[giftedgirl77]

7. I really hope you know that was complete sarcasm

on my part Freshwest. But I appreciate all the information none the less.

[freshwest]

8. I guessed it was. Bet anything he tweets is a lie! n/t

[Crowman1979]

5. Sorry Mr. President. But fetuses, prayer and guns are the only priority of congress right now.

[unhappycamper]

9. Here's another suggestion: Be A Dick

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11783778