Putting Americans Back to Work: Another Step Forward
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This morning, President Obama signed into effect the HIRE Act, a jobs bill that provides small businesses with incentives to spur hiring and help put Americans back to work. Saying that "while this jobs bill is absolutely necessary, it’s by no means enough," the President pledged that this [...]
Live Video Chat at 1:45: Nancy-Ann DeParle on the President’s Health Reform Proposal
On Monday the President released his proposal to move forward on health reform that will finally put American families and small businesses in charge of their own health care. The President will bring the proposal to tomorrow’s bipartisan meeting on reform as a starting point for discussion.
While we tried to address many of the questions [...]
Dems plan to rearrange deck chairs
The Democrats’ strategy for this year’s midterm elections has been obvious for some time - paint the Republicans as the party of “no.” But that status is a liability only if the “no” comes in response to proposals that are popular. To date, this has not been the case. So now, as [...]
Reaching Across the Aisle on Jobs and Health Reform
Following up on the unique conversation the President held with House Republicans at their retreat, the President invited bipartisan leadership from Congress to the White House to discuss job creation and the economy. Making a surprise appearance at the daily press briefing afterwards, the President relayed some thoughts on the meeting:
THE PRESIDENT: …And at this [...]
Banks told to help small businesses - ABH News
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Banks told to help small businessesABH NewsIn what may be seen as yet another measure to counter the effects of recession, President Barack Obama and state agencies have urged banks to lend money to …Obama urges Congress to back small business planReutersObama Pushes Small Business PlansWall Street JournalObama small-biz loan plan finds support [...]
Weekly Address: Opening Doors for Small Business
Reiterating once again his commitment to small business as the engine of our economy, the President urges Congress to move forward immediately on steps to help them expand and create jobs. These proposals include using $30 billion in TARP funds to create a new Small Business Lending Fund to provide capital to community banks to [...]
