Creating New Jobs in a Clean Energy Economy
President Obama speaks on how encouraging a clean energy economy can create new jobs as he visits opower, an Arlington, VA company that developers energy efficiency software. March 5, 2010.
Obama Calls For New Jobs Bill
In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for the creation of a new jobs bill to promote economic growth because Obama does not “accept second-place for the United States of America.”
Creating Jobs Through New Small Business Initiatives
President Obama announces the expansion of two SBA lending programs designed to help small businesses in a difficult credit market and encourage them to create new jobs in a visit to Lanham, MD. February 5, 2010
New Investments in Jobs and Clean Energy
President Obama announces .3 billion in Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits that are designed to foster job creation and growth in the clean energy sector. January 8, 2010.
Job Creation and Economic Growth
President Obama outlines the steps his Administration has taken to stimulate economic growth and plans to create new American jobs in remarks to the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. December 8, 2009. (Public Domain)
President Obama Talks Jobs in Allentown
The President visits Allentown, PA to learn firsthand about the countrys employment situation and to gather ideas to help put Americans back to work. December 4, 2009. (Public Domain)
Weekly Address: Pushing Forward on Jobs
Following the best jobs numbers since 2007, the President recognizes that such trends are cold comfort to those who are struggling and pledges to continue pushing forward towards positive job growth. He looks back at the Jobs Forum he hosted days before and looks ahead to further action. He emphatically restates why he ran for President in the first place: to fight for a country where responsibility is still rewarded, and hard-working people can get ahead. December 5, 2009. (Publc Domain)…
President Obama Announces Job Creation Forum
Before departing on his trip to Asia, the President announces that in December the White House will host a forum of business owners, labor leaders and others to discuss new ideas to ensure that job creation follows recent economic growth. November 12, 2009. (Public Domain)
President Obama Speaks on Fort Hood and Job Numbers
The President says he is following the investigation into the Fort Hood tragedy and orders flags at Federal buildings to fly at half-staff. He also comments on a bill signed into law today that will encourage job growth and extend unemployment benefits. November 6, 2009. (Public Domain)
Bloodhounds
the stimulus money trail across the nation in search of the millions of jobs the Obama Administration promised to save or create if the trillion-dollar spending bill were enacted. The trail takes them to AIG Headquarters in New York City, where stimulus funds were used to pay big bonuses to top executives; to Wisconsin, where stimulus funds are paying for repairs to a bridge that reportedly carries about 260 cars per day, many to a place called Rustys Backwater Saloon, according to a …