President Obama’s Weekly Address: GOP to Blame For Stalemate [View all]

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Source: ABC News

President Obama today blamed Republicans in Congress for the flailing economic recovery, saying “every problem we face is within our power to solve. What’s lacking is our politics.”

“We have the answers to these problems. We have plenty of big ideas and technical solutions from both sides of the aisle. That’s not what’s holding us back. What’s holding us back is a stalemate in Washington,” the president said in his weekly address.

While there’s been some progress on his proposals to boost the economy, Obama said “on most of the ideas that would create jobs and grow our economy, Republicans in Congress haven’t lifted a finger. They’d rather wait until after the election in November.”

“I think that’s wrong. This isn’t about who wins or loses in Washington. This is about your jobs, your paychecks, your children’s future. There’s no excuse for Congress to stand by and do nothing while so many families are struggling. None,” he said.

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WEEKLY ADDRESS: Ending the Stalemate in Washington
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/06/16/weekly-address-ending-stalemate-washington


Obama slams Congress again over stalled jobs steps

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"Just this past week, one of them said, "Why not wait for the reinforcements?" That's a quote. And you can bet plenty of his colleagues are thinking the same thing," Obama said in his weekly radio and internet address.

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