Obama lays out plan for jobs; Meeting lawmakers tomorrow
Yesterday we found out that there was going to be some leftover money from TARP and that Obama wanted to put it to job growth. He gave a speech today outlining some plans. Among the highlights? Assisting small businesses, putting more money to infrastructure and encouraging investments in clean energy. He also called on businesses to do their part for job creation as well, saying there was only so much government could do.He'll meet with lawmakers tomorrow to get some of these plans rolling.
Here's the President in his own words.
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Here's the President in his own words.
Recently on the Current News Blog:
- Photography in conflict: Jeff Antebi covers the Afghanistan election
- Iran students' day of protest
- Copenhagen backgrounder - A roundup of pre-conference reading
- Will TARP cuts mean a jobs program? - Real Recovery
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