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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/05/obama-texas_n_3219865.html?1367788215&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009Obama To Visit Texas In First Stop On New Jobs Tour
Reuters | Posted: 05/05/2013 3:52 pm EDT
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will travel on Thursday to Austin, Texas, the first stop in a new series of day trips designed to draw attention to policies and programs that help spur the economy, and build support for his economic policies, the White House said on Sunday.
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"There are things Washington could be doing right now to help American businesses, schools and workers," he said, explaining the tours are designed to engage Americans and push Congress to act.
In February, Obama said he wanted to invest in manufacturing "hubs" around the country, spend $50 billion on roads, bridges and other infrastructure, and raise the minimum wage to $9 per hour from the current $7.25.
Most of the proposals require Congressional approval, but there have been few signs of broad support for the measures on Capitol Hill.
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Obama To Visit Texas In First Stop On New Jobs Tour (Original Post)
babylonsister
May 2013
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AlinPA
(15,071 posts)1. When will Gov. Perry tell him that he is not welcome and to stay away?
Addison
(299 posts)2. As soon as Perry gets backs from his latest failed job poaching trip to California
Where we have a budget surplus thanks to all those awful, union-loving, business-hating, regulation-happy Democrats in power.
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)3. What a headline!
It makes it sound like new jobs are so scarce you have to travel to see one.