September 9, 2011
Last night in a joint address to Congress, President Obama laid forth a $447 billion plan designed to put Americans back to work and jumpstart the struggling economy. The proposed package includes $245 billion in tax cuts, $140 billion in investments in infrastructure and local aid, and $62 billion in continued unemployment benefits. To ensure… Read More
September 7, 2011
Congress returns to work this week after a long August recess period. Appropriations measures will move quickly over the next few weeks, and the deficit reduction committee will begin their work. Adding to an already busy first week back, President Obama is scheduled to release a new jobs package during an address to a joint… Read More
September 7, 2011
In light of a stalled and bleak economic recovery, President Obama is set to annouce an aggressive “Jobs” proposal in a speech before Congress tomorrow evening. While officially unconfirmed by the White House, the package apparently contains approximately $300 billion worth of tax credits, school renovation projects, job training for the unemployed, and a program… Read More
