Category: Speeches

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)…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Statement From The Dow Chemical Company With Reference to President’s September 8 Address to Congress MIDLAND, MICHIGAN – September 9, 2011 – Andrew N. Liveris, Dow’s chairman and CEO, stated…

Gov. Peter Shumlin today issued the following statement on President Obama’s American Jobs Act: “I commend President Obama for his bold proposal to get Americans back to work and put…

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, September 14th, the President will travel to the Raleigh-Durham area to discuss the bipartisan proposals to grow the economy and create jobs as part of the…

Statement from UAW President Bob King on President Obama’s speech to Congress and his announcement of the American Jobs Act DETROIT – Today UAW President Bob King issued the following…

GOVERNOR CUOMO STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S JOBS ADDRESS “Tonight, President Obama laid out a real plan to jumpstart the economy and put Americans back to work. The President realizes that…