“Obviously, we have enormous challenges. The unemployment rate in the African-American community has always historically been higher than the norm,” President Obama said during the White House’s African-American Policy in Action Conference. “And s...
On Sept. 8, 2011, President Obama introduced the American Jobs Act before a joint session of Congress. The legislation was in part a response to Republican critics who for months had challenged Obama to show them a plan. The $447 billion proposal ...
The Congressional Black Caucus' policy agenda will focus on voting rights, jobs and immigration reform.
As Republicans bash President Obama over June's employment report, they fail to mention that he has a plan.
Obama says Congress has blocked job creation and economic growth.
Unemployment rose to 8.2 percent, and the White House is questioned about whether the economy is heading in the wrong direction.
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