The headlines in today’s New York Times and LA Times proudly proclaim the President’s second term agenda as a Liberal one, focusing on the economy, equality, and the environment. In the New York Times, the headline: Obama Offers Liberal Vision:…
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Obama: Betting on America
by Chris Prevatt • • 3 Comments
Today, President Obama will kick off a two-day “Betting on America” bus tour through Northern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. He begins his tour on the heals of promising economic news on the jobs front.
Two Choices: President Obama Sets Out His Vision for the Economy
by Chris Prevatt • • 4 Comments
In this election, we face a choice between two fundamentally different visions of how to grow the economy. The path Mitt Romney and his Republican allies want to take us down is exactly the one that led us to the 2008 crisis. We have to reject those policies and embrace the President’s vision of growing the economy, not from the top down, but from the middle class out.
Loretta Sanchez Questions Federal Reserve Chairman on Economic Outlook
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) Thursday questioned the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke at a Joint Economic Committee (JEC) hearing on the status of the economy.
February Job Numbers Good News For Obama Administration
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Slow and steady improvement is the outlook revealed in today’s report on jobs for the month of February 2012 from the U.S. Department of Labor. The economy added 227,000 workers to nonfarm payrolls in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported,…
The Economy Turns the Corner
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
It’s an election year and the Republicans who were counting on riding a lousy economy into the Oval Office may have skidded off the road. Two reports today — one showing robust job growth and declining unemployment from this morning…
State of the Union Wrap-Up
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built it together. This nation is great because we worked as a team. And if we hold fast to that truth, in this moment of trial, there is no challenge too great; no mission too hard. As long as we are joined in common purpose, as long as we maintain our common resolve, our journey moves forward, and our future is hopeful, and the state of our Union will always be strong.”
