Obama's Jobs Speech To Congress- Full Video

President Obama tells a joint session of Congress that it is time to end the political circus and pass the "American Jobs Act".

"Those of us here tonight can't 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. "

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Obama
• John Boehner
• Congress
• jobs
• medicare
• social security
• business
• economy

[sactownism]

President Obama, I finally found a job. I got hired about 2 months at Pizza Hut as a driver in Sacramento, California. It's minimum wage, but I the tips I get from customers kicks in and I make decent wages by the end of the day. It's a good sign for the company I work at because they hired 5 new drivers and 4 in store employees in the past 5 months. I'm also a college student and the job I work at is helping me out a lot. Your plan is working Mr. President.

I will vote for you in 2012 again.

[abrahim438]

My grandmother once said you don't know what you have unitle you lose it. Majority of us tend to take many things for granted because of our igonrant easy manipulated minds. I am not democrats or republican, I am American and I will vote for any candidate who will move this once to lead country to the top again.

[TheJasonDR]

@cona192 Deep inside Deep inside

[cona192]

hodge twins

[amtoyumtimmy]

@j72582423 I didn't add 2011 because I didn't have the confirmed numbers for it. And 8.5 is still a huge leap from the 5.8 during the Bush years. I also find it strange that it took him three years to "move the economy in the right direction". I think that the 8.5 will not last long.

[j72582423]

@amtoyumtimmy why didnt u put 2011?....because it fell to 8.5 he is moving the economy in the right direction

[amtoyumtimmy]

@sactownism According to the bureau of labor statistics, unemployment numbers have advanced through the ages like so: 2000 4.0 2001 4.7 2002 5.8 2003 6.0 2004 5.5 2005 5.1 2006 4.6 2007 4.6 2008 5.8 2009 9.3 2010 9.6 Obama has actually increased unemployment. Pizza Hut got you that job, not Obama.

[dawugambinos]

Everything he's said has been obvious for a very long time. But don't tell that to a Republican. They'll dislike your comment and scold you.

[wsoxman]

President Obama exaggerates when he claims “independent economists” say his jobs bill “would create nearly 2 million jobs.” The median estimate in a survey of 34 economists showed 288,000 jobs could be saved or created over two years under the president’s plan.

Saved jobs?

4 Pinocchios