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American Recovery and Reinvestment
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In this week’s weekly address, President-elect Barack Obama lays out the challenges that face us in the new year, and his plan for taking them on.
“We need an American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan that not only creates jobs in the short-term but spurs economic growth and competitiveness in the long-term,” he says. “And this plan must be designed in a new way—we can’t just fall into the old Washington habit of throwing money at the problem. We must make strategic investments that will serve as a down payment on our long-term economic future. We must demand vigorous oversight and strict accountability for achieving results. And we must ...
Saturday Morning Open Thread
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Good morning. Bob Geiger and the poem-of-the-week poet are both on well-deserved vacations this week. But, that really throws a wrench in my open thread. So, we'll start today with a message from our President-elect about his economic stimulus package: ...
Obama: Country Needs Economic Stimulus Plan
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CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama urged congressional leaders Saturday to move quickly on an economic recovery plan, even as some Republicans are saying they want more time to review the details.
Obama said Congress should pass an American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan designed to create 3 million jobs. The Democratic president-elect hasn't announced a final price tag on it, but aides said the cost could be as high as $775 billion.
"For too many families, this new year brings new unease and uncertainty as bills pile up, debts continue to mount and parents worry that their children won't have the same opportunities they had," Obama said in an ...
Prez-Elect Makes New Pitch, Promises on Job Creation -- Including 600,000 New Government Employees
Political Punch —
Previous | Main | Next Prez-Elect Makes New Pitch, Promises on Job Creation -- Including 600,000 New Government Employees January 03, 2009 9:52 AM In his radio address today, President-elect Obama uses some new language when discussing what he wants the stimulus package to achieve in terms of jobs. First off, he has a name for the package -- the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan."The president-elect says he wants to "create three million new jobs" -- this is a change from a few weeks ago, when he said he wanted the plan to create OR SAVE two million jobs. He says the "No. 1 goal of my plan ... is to create three million new jobs, more than 80 ...
Framing the economic rescue package
Political Animal —
FRAMING THE ECONOMIC RESCUE PACKAGE.... Back from vacation, Barack Obama delivered another radio/YouTube address on his vision for a massive economic recovery package. He framed his proposal in an interesting way. Reminiscent of the style of rhetoric we heard a lot of during the presidential campaign, Obama continues to advocate ...
Election Central Saturday Roundup
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Obama Pushes Stimulus Plan In YouTube Address
In Barack Obama's latest Presidential YouTube Address, the president-elect discusses his economic stimulus plan -- and the very serious urgency of getting it passed:
"These are America's problems, and we must come together as Americans to meet them with the urgency this moment demands," says Obama. "Economists from across the political spectrum agree that if we don't act swiftly and boldly, we could see a much deeper economic downturn that could lead to double digit unemployment and the American Dream slipping further and further out of reach." ...
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By Libby Spencer I watch this and I think, wow, he looks so young. But as I listen I want to believe he can pull it off. The baby face nothwithstanding, it feels like the grownups are in charge again. The "American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan". How refreshing to have programs that deserve their name instead of some kind of Orwellian doublespeak for "screw you suckers." Repairing the infrastructure. Better energy policy. Modernizing public schools instead of privatizing them into oblivion. Improving the medical ...
