More Jobs for Americans: Stand with President Obama to Continue the Fight for Jobs

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The fight for jobs goes on.

Senate Republicans have blocked a critical jobs bill that would put Americans back to work right now.

But President Obama isn't taking no for an answer from Congress on jobs. Watch a video message from him, laying out what's next in this fight—then say you'll stand with him as we continue to fight for jobs.

"Hello everybody, right now there's nothing more important than getting the economy moving and putting Americans back to work. That's why I sent Congress the American Jobs Act, a bill that independent economists have said would grow the economy and lead to nearly two million jobs over the next few years. Last night a majority of United States Senators voted to advance this jobs bill. But even though the American Jobs Act contains the kind of proposals Republicans have supported in the past their party used Senate maneuvers to block this jobs bill from moving forward.

They said no to more jobs for teachers, no to more jobs for cops and firefighters, no to more jobs for construction workers and veterans, no to tax cuts for small business owners and middle class Americans. Now a lot of folks in Washington and the media will look at last night's vote and say, "Well that's it, the bill is dead. Let's move on to the next fight." I've got news for them: not this time.

Not with so many Americans out of work not with so many families struggling to get ahead. I will not take "no" for an answer and I hope you won't either.

This fight will go on. In the coming days we will force members of Congress to vote on the individual proposals in the American Jobs Act. They'll have a chance to vote on whether they believe we should keep teachers out of work or whether we should put them back in the classroom where they belong. They'll get to vote on whether they believe construction workers should stay unemployed while our roads and bridges fall apart. Or whether we should put these men and women back to work rebuilding America.

They'll be forced to decide whether we should cut taxes for middle class Americans or let them go up next year. In fact that's exactly what one of the leading Republican Presidential candidates suggested we do during last night's debate: allow taxes to rise by up to a thousand dollars next year for struggling middle class families. That's not how you build an economy where middle class families can get ahead. That's not how we put people to work. And we don't have to except that future. I certainly won't.

Last night I had a chance to sit down and have a beer with some construction workers in Orlando, Florida. These are the people this fight is about: proud Americans who want the chance to work hard and get ahead. There are construction projects all across this country that they could be working on right now. The only thing standing in their way is this Congress. We can change this. We have to change this but it's up to you.

Already so many of you have done so much to fight for this jobs bill, and I want to thank you for that. But now we need to push even harder. It's your voice that will make a difference to those Senators and Congressmen. You're their boss and only you can make them do their jobs. So if you want action on jobs make yourself heard: make a call, write a letter, send an email --just don't give up. After all we're Americans and we don't quit. We stand up for what we believe in and we get through the tough times together.

With your help we can do that right now. We can put people back to work. Give this economy the jolt that it needs and start building an America with a growing, thriving middle class. So let's get busy. Thanks."

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[AcctNo4]

Keep fighting, President Obama. Stay strong.

- from Europe.

[Rexblue1990]

I am voting for Obama again. We don't need the wealthy controlling us. Thanks to Bush and the so called Republicans we are a nation in debt and they continue to refuse to tax the wealthy. You know why because most of them are wealthy and they only care about themselves.

[BreffmintsMDV2010]

*****RON PAUL 2012*****

[Christhefireshark]

I'm not sure I follow, dislikers. What's so bad about this? Go have sex with Ron Paul or something.

[nissansentraglx]

and how many jobs has this act created so far?

[Decapoe]

This guy is doing the same things as Bush yet he's on the red team.

This is a joke, Go research where most businesses will be opening jobs at over the next 20 years and ask why the LEADER OF THE COUNTRY is NOT making it illegal to ship most jobs abroad. Apparently money talks in this world instead of the needs of a society. Clinton removed Glass Steagall, Bush opened Guantanamo, and Obama SAID he ordered it closed yet it's still open and HE bombed Libya like Reagan did!! CONNECT A FRIGGIN DOT!

[cinaminjanberrymusic]

I'M TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA BECAUSE HE IS A VERY TRUTHFUL AND HONEST MAN OF GOD ALMIGHTY AND OF THE BIBLE AND HE IS DOING A FANTASTIC AND WONDERFUL AMOUNT OF GOOD WORKS. LOTS OF LOVE TO HIM, ALL OF MY BEST TO HIM, SO I CAN KISS HIM ALL NIGHT LONG

[ThePolypop]

***** Super cool fight for or jobs *****

[jjason23296]

The bankers are all bought off by bankers.

[strawberriesncandii]

I'm not sure who to vote for. This country is being screwed from both sides. Congress doesn't want to work together. That's why I'm neither Democrat or Republican.

[strawberriesncandii]

God this country is going downhill and I don't believe we're gonna bounce back from the billions of dollars we owe. Look how many college students that have to move in with their parents after graduation. There's no jobs. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. To add insult to injury none of the candidates I've seen running are leaders. Michele Bachmann is not a leader. Mitt Romney and Rick Perry are not leaders. I mean the only person that has a sort of edge is Cain.

[SpartanB269]

@MatttthewF Yeah were willing to share, we're leaking oil out of our ass up in Fort MacMurray