WASHINGTON (MNI) – The following are excerpts provided by the White
House from President Obama’s prepared remarks before the joint-session
of Congress Thursday on his proposals to boost job creation:
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 something to help the economy;
whether we can restore some of the fairness and security that has
defined this nation since our beginning.
Those of us here tonight cannot solve all of our nation’s woes.
Ultimately, our recovery will be driven not by Washington, but by our
businesses and our workers. But we can help. We can make a difference.
There are steps we can take right now to improve people’s lives.
I am sending this Congress a plan that you should pass right away.
It’s called the American Jobs Act. There should be nothing
controversial about this piece of legislation. Everything in here is
the kind of proposal that’s been supported by both Democrats and
Republicans – including many who sit here tonight. And everything in
this bill will be paid for. Everything.
The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: to put more people
back to work and more money in the pockets of those who are working. It
will create more jobs for construction workers, more jobs for teachers,
more jobs for veterans, and more jobs for the long-term unemployed. It
will provide a tax break for companies who hire new workers, and it will
cut payroll taxes in half for every working American and every small
business. It will provide a jolt to an economy that has stalled, and
give companies confidence that if they invest and hire, there will be
customers for their products and services. You should pass this jobs
plan right away.
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