WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Stephanie Dawn Thacker to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. “Stephanie Dawn Thacker has displayed exceptional dedication to the legal profession through her work and I am honored to…
Archive: September 8, 2011
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the…
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, September 13, the President will travel to Columbus, Ohio, to talk about the bipartisan proposals to grow the economy and create jobs as part of the American Jobs Act that he will unveil in his speech…
The people of this country work hard to meet their responsibilities. The question tonight is whether we’ll meet ours. The question is whether, in the face of an ongoing national crisis, we can stop the political circus and actually do…
THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT 1. Tax Cuts to Help America’s Small Businesses Hire and Grow Cutting the payroll tax in half for 98 percent of businesses: The President’s plan will cut in half the taxes paid by businesses on…
The American people understand that the economic crisis and the deep recession weren’t created overnight and won’t be solved overnight. The economic security of the middle class has been under attack for decades. That’s why President Obama believes we need…
“The Jobs Council has examined the important need for and potential benefits of fixing our nation’s crumbling infrastructure. We are encouraged that one of the President’s areas of focus in his American Jobs Act speech was on infrastructure as a…
“I was honored to represent America’s entrepreneurs at tonight’s joint Congressional session, and am pleased that President Obama is focused on the pivotal role that entrepreneurs play in creating jobs and ensuring our nation’s competitiveness. High-growth entrepreneurial businesses have been…
“The President is right to focus on jobs. Over the past six months, the regulatory working group of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness has looked for ways to improve the regulatory process to stimulate job growth. Smart regulation…
Statement from Senator Kent Conrad in Response to President Obama’s Speech on the Economy and Job Creation Washington — Senator Kent Conrad released the following statement tonight in reaction to President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress where…
