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Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Statement on President Barack Obama's Speech on the American Jobs Act...

Statement

Date: Sept. 9, 2011
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action

Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6), Senior Member of the House Financial Services Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on President Barack Obama's speech on the American Jobs Act to a joint session of Congress:

"Last night, President Obama undertook to bring the nation and the Congress together around a bold plan to put millions of Americans back to work rebuilding America. I commend the President for incorporating ideas previously put forward by Democrats and Republicans in his American Jobs Act."

"This approach creates a basis for bipartisan compromise and swift congressional action. I call on my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to respond to the challenge of putting the American people ahead of politics and act on the President's proposals with a sense of urgency and cooperation.


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