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Category: Statement and Releases

TEAMSTERS URGE SUPPORT FOR JOBS PLAN Hoffa Says All Americans Need To Come Together To Solve The Jobs Crisis (WASHINGTON) – Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today applauded President Obama for presenting a jobs program with specific goals and a…

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…

September 8, 2011 WASHINGTON– US Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s joint address to Congress: “I hope all Americans had the opportunity to watch the President’s speech tonight as he addressed the most important issue…

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…

Statement from Orlando, Florida Mayor Buddy Dyer: “The plan outlined by President Obama includes a broad range of accomplish-able actions that can jump start our economy and create jobs immediately.  These are also measures that have had bipartisan support in the past…

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…

Hispanic Federation Applauds President Obama’s Job Creation Proposal Urges Congress to swiftly pass American Jobs Act New York, NY –Thursday, September 08, 2011– Today the Hispanic Federation expressed strong support for the President’s call for a legislative package that will…

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…

BlueGreen Alliance: With Stage Set, Up to Congress to Move Forward on Creating Good, American Jobs WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 8, 2011) Following President Obama’s address to Congress, the BlueGreen Alliance released the following statement from Executive Director David Foster: “President…

Kerry: President Obama Includes Kerry-Hutchison Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Bank Plan in Jobs Proposal WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) released the following statement after President Obama’s speech tonight to a joint session of Congress: “This morning, 12 of us charged…