American Jobs Act

That's why we have to do everything in our power to get our economy moving again.

That's why I'm calling on Congress to pass the American Jobs Act so we can rebuild our country, our schools, our roads, our bridges, and put our veterans, construction workers, teachers, cops, and firefighters back to work.

And that's why I hope all of us can draw strength from the example of our men and women in uniform.

They've met their responsibilities to America.

So it was good to see Congress act in a bipartisan way on something that will help create jobs at a time when millions of Americans are still out of work and need them now.

But that's also why it was so disappointing to see Senate Republicans obstruct the American Jobs Act, even though a majority of senators voted yes to advance this jobs bill.

We can't afford this lack of action.

And there's no reason for it.

Next week, the Senate will vote on the American Jobs Act.

It's a bill that will put more people to work and put more money in the pockets of working Americans.

And it will provide our economy with the jolt that it really needs right now.

You hear a lot of our Republican friends say that one of the most important things we can do is cut taxes.

Well, they should love this plan.

The American Jobs Act would cut taxes for virtually every worker and small business in America.

And if you're a small business owner that hires new workers, raises wages, or hires a veteran, you get an additional tax cut.

Right now, hundreds of thousands of teachers and firefighters and police officers have been laid off because of state budget cuts.

Hello, everyone.

It's been almost three weeks since I sent the American Jobs Act to Congress.

Three weeks since I sent them a bill that would put people back to work and put money in people's pockets.

This jobs bill is fully paid for.

Destiny Wheeler is a 16-year-old from Georgia who wants to go to college.

She wrote to me saying, Nowadays, it is hard to see myself pushing forward and putting my family in a better position, especially since the economy is rough and my starting situation is so poor.

Yet the American Jobs Act gives me hope that I might start to receive a better education, that one day job opportunities will open for me to grasp, and that one day my personal American dream will be reached.

Destiny needs us to pass this jobs bill.

Over the last few weeks, I've been making the case that we need to act now on the American Jobs Act, so we can put folks back to work and start building an economy that lasts into the future.

Education is an essential part of this economic agenda.

It is an undeniable fact that countries who out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow.