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Friday, September 9, 2011

Congress - Pass The American Job Act Now!

  To create jobs, the President unveiled the American Jobs Act – nearly all of which is made up of ideas that have been supported by both Democrats and Republicans, and that Congress should pass right away to get the economy moving now.  The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: put more people back to work and put more money in the pockets of working Americans – without adding a dime to the deficit.  The President called on Congress to put aside partisanship in order to pass a plan he believes will jump-start job creation. The national unemployment rate is slightly above 9% and more than 14 million people are out of work.  President Obama challenged Congress to act quickly. He said, "The question is whether, in the face of an ongoing national crisis, we can stop the political circus and actually do something to help the economy."  House Speaker John Boehner said some of the President's proposals have "merit," but he hopes the President takes a look at some Republican ideas, which consist of tax cuts and cutting regulations at the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Labor Relations Board.

The time for action is NOW!

The American people will call - http://www.congress.org/register

The American people will write - http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/

The American will will tell Congress if they support or oppose pending legislation: 
I heard that Congress wants to get rid of EPA. I did a search in POPVOX for EPA and found these 4 pending legislation - H.R. 2250, S. 231, S. 272, S.1392.  President Obama wants Action on all stalled Senate Bills.  You can now tell Congress that you support or oppose their legislation – https://www.popvox.com/
I did a search for jobs on POPVOX and found these 20 pending legislation – H.R. 72, H.R.132, H.R. 133, H.R. 199, H.R. 240, H.R. 244, H.R. 516, H.R. 563, H.R. 2021, H.R. 2315, H.R. 2772, H.Res. 72, S. 98, S. 155, S. 220, S. 228, S. 268, S. 1247, S. 1461, S. Res. 25.   President Obama wants Action on all stalled Senate Bills - https://www.popvox.com/
I did a search for small business tax relief on POPVOX and found these 2 pending legislation H.R. 417 and H.R. 1661.   President Obama wants Action on all stalled Senate Bills - https://www.popvox.com/
I did a search for infrastructure on POPVOX and found these 20 pending legislation H.R. 174, H.R. 402, H.R. 668, H.R. 1132, H.R. 1327, H.R. 1574, H.R. 1802, H.R. 1861, H.R. 2030, H.Res. 114, S. 240, S. 615, S. 652, S. 705, S. 826, S. 876, S. 936, S. 939, S. 942, S. 1436.  President Obama wants Action on all stalled Senate Bills -   https://www.popvox.com/
Another site to support or oppose legislation - http://votetocracy.com/


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