Obama's To-Do List for Congress

President wants Congress to take action before recess.

President Obama's To-Do List for Congress - President Obama has pinpointed important steps Congress should take before leaving for recess. It is not a way to create tension before the summer break, however, but a “to-do list” meant to bring back jobs to America and help the middle class. You can make your voice heard, too, with the hashtag #CongressToDoList. –BET Staff(Photo: GettyImages)

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President Obama's To-Do List for Congress - President Obama has pinpointed important steps Congress should take before leaving for recess. It is not a way to create tension before the summer break, however, but a “to-do list” meant to bring back jobs to America and help the middle class. You can make your voice heard, too, with the hashtag #CongressToDoList. –BET Staff(Photo: GettyImages)

Made in America - Obama will use executive authority to launch four new manufacturing institutes. The goal is to bring together businesses, universities, community colleges and government to develop "world-leading manufacturing technologies and capabilities" that American-based manufacturers can utilize. (Photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

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Keep Jobs in the U.S., Not Overseas - The White House insists Congress should attract and keep good jobs in the United States with legislation that gives companies a new 20 percent tax credit for the cost of moving their operations back to the U.S. This credit can be derived by Congress eliminating tax incentives to ship jobs overseas.(Photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Housing - "The president rightly called for housing finance reform that keeps the American Dream of homeownership alive for this and future generations. This dream accounts for $10 trillion of our nation’s economy and is a proven path towards upward mobility for millions of Americans," according to a statement issued by the Center for Responsible Housing. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Help Homeowners Cut Through Red Tape - The mortgage market needs a hard look so responsible families who have been paying their debt on time can remain in their home and take advantage of refinancing at today’s lower rates. Foreclosures across the country have had corrosive effects.(Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Offer Tax Credit to Firms Creating New Jobs - Congress needs to pass legislation that gives a 10 percent income tax credit to existing companies that create new jobs or increase wages in 2012. Investing in small businesses can jumpstart new hiring.(Photo:GettyImages)

Let America Be World Leader of Clean Energy - If Congress put America in control of its energy future by extending the Production Tax Credit to support American jobs and manufacturing and expanding the 30 percent tax credit to investments in clean energy manufacturing, the United States could be a world leader of clean energy and create new jobs.(Photo: Jessica Ebelhar-Pool/Getty Images)

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Let America Be World Leader of Clean Energy - If Congress put America in control of its energy future by extending the Production Tax Credit to support American jobs and manufacturing and expanding the 30 percent tax credit to investments in clean energy manufacturing, the United States could be a world leader of clean energy and create new jobs.(Photo: Jessica Ebelhar-Pool/Getty Images)

Help Returning Veterans Find Jobs - Congress can create a Veterans Job Corps to help Afghanistan and Iraq veterans use military skills to find jobs as cops, firefighters and other services in their communities. Job fairs can help assist wounded veterans, and their spouses, in finding jobs once they leave the military.(Photo: William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

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Help Returning Veterans Find Jobs - Congress can create a Veterans Job Corps to help Afghanistan and Iraq veterans use military skills to find jobs as cops, firefighters and other services in their communities. Job fairs can help assist wounded veterans, and their spouses, in finding jobs once they leave the military.(Photo: William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)