WH: President Obama Calls on Congress to Act on “To Do List” to Create Jobs

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The White House

Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
May 08, 2012
President Obama Calls on Congress to Act on “To Do List” to Create Jobs

Today, President Obama will travel to the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering’s (CNSE) NanoTech Complex in Albany, New York to call on Congress to act on a “To Do List” that will create jobs and help restore middle class security. These initiatives have bipartisan support and at this make-or-break moment for the middle class, we need to create an economy built to last that creates secure American jobs and makes things the rest of the world buys - not one built on outsourcing, loopholes, or risky financial deals.

Congress' To Do List

Reward American Jobs, Eliminate Tax Incentives To Ship Jobs Overseas:Congress needs to attract and keep good jobs in the United States by passing legislation that gives companies a new 20 percent tax credit for the cost of moving their operations back to the U.S. and pay for it by eliminating tax incentives that allow companies to deduct the costs of moving their business abroad.

Cut Red Tape So Responsible Homeowners Can Refinance:Congress needs to pass legislation to cut red tape in the mortgage market so that responsible families who have been paying their mortgages on time can feel secure in their home by refinancing at today’s lower rates.

Invest in a New Hire Tax Credit For Small Businesses: Congress needs to invest in small businesses and jumpstart new hiring by passing legislation that gives a 10 percent income tax credit for firms that create new jobs or increase wages in 2012 and that extends 100 percent expensing in 2012 for all businesses.

Create Jobs By Investing In Affordable Clean Energy:Congress needs to help put America in control of its energy future by passing legislation that will extend the Production Tax Credit to support American jobs and manufacturing alongside an expansion of the 30 percent tax credit to investments in clean energy manufacturing (48C Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit)

Put Returning Veterans to Work Using Skills Developed in the Military:Congress needs to honor our commitment to returning veterans by passing legislation that creates a Veterans Job Corps to help Afghanistan and Iraq veterans get jobs as cops, firefighters, and serving their communities.

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Full statement here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/08/president-obama-calls-congress-act-do-list-create-jobs