PRESIDENT OBAMA IS RIGHT: WE NEED JOBS RIGHT NOW Washington, D.C. ─ Gerald W. McEntee, President of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (AFSCME) issued the following statement this evening in response to the American Jobs…
Archive: September 9, 2011
Governor Quinn Statement on President’s Announcement of the American Jobs Act CHICAGO – September 8, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today issued a statement following President Obama’s announcement of the American Jobs Act: “Tonight, the President laid out a plan that…
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement Thursday night following President Obama’s joint address to Congress on jobs: “This was a powerful message on jobs, aimed not at the lawmakers in the room, but at the American…
Harkin: Let’s Put America Back to Work and Rebuild the Middle Class President’s Jobs Proposal Includes Harkin-led Efforts to Fund Education Jobs/School Construction WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) tonight issued the following statement after President Obama addressed Congress…
MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA ISSUES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S AMERICAN JOBS ACT WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa issued the following statement today regarding President Obama’s American Jobs Act: “Tonight President Obama delivered a strong and clear message to Congress: The silly…
Rep. John Lewis on President Obama’s Jobs Speech Rep. John Lewis made these comments in response to President Obama’s speech tonight during a joint session of the U.S. Congress on jobs: “I think President Obama delivered a great speech tonight. …
President’s jobs plan to repair schools and keep educators in classrooms Initiative will keep students learning, educators working WASHINGTON- In tonight’s speech to a Joint Session of Congress, President Obama unveiled his American Jobs Act and further underscored his belief…
Chairman Cleaver’s Statement on President’s Obama Address to Congress on Job Creation Washington, DC – Today, Chairman Emanuel Cleaver released the following statement on President’s Obama address to Congress on job creation: “Today, the Congressional Black Caucus submitted our job…
LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder offered the following thoughts regarding President Obama’s speech Thursday night: “Tonight the president laid out a plan calling for many changes at the federal level that we have already made here in Michigan. The…
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On President Obama’s Jobs Speech September 8, 2011 The President took an important and necessary step tonight: he started a serious national conversation about how to solve our jobs crisis. He showed working people…
