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USA TodayPresident Obama stayed on the warpath Saturday morning against Republicans who oppose his $447 billion jobs plan, urging Americans to step up the pressure for passage.
In his weekly radio address, the president said if Republicans believe they have a better plan, "they should prove it." Thus far, however, Republicans have opposed more government spending that could stimulate the economy.
Obama repeated much of the message he delivered Thursday in a news conference, and that he has delivered for more than a month to friendly crowds around the country: that his plan has been judged effective by independent economists, and Republicans are blocking it just for political reasons.
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"Any senator out there who's thinking about voting against this jobs bill needs to explain why they would oppose something that we know would improve our economic situation," Obama said. "If the Republicans in Congress think they have a better plan for creating jobs right now, they should prove it."
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WEEKLY ADDRESS: Growing the Economy with the American Jobs Act
WASHINGTON—In this week’s address, President Obama told the American people that the Senate will vote on the American Jobs Act next week, which independent economists have said will put Americans back to work, grow the economy, and give working people and small businesses a tax break. It is time for those who oppose the jobs act to explain why they are fighting against something that we know will improve the American economy, put teachers in classrooms, cops on the streets, and construction workers back to work rebuilding our roads and bridges. President Obama urged all Americans who support the American Jobs Act to call their Senators and tell them to put a stop to the gridlock in Washington and pass the jobs act next week.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/08/weekly-address-growing-economy-american-jobs-act