Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) explains that the payroll package should be a balanced one, meant to create and maintain jobs, which he believes the Republican version does. (00:18)
Mitch McConnell, jobs, payroll package in Audio Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) cites a study that reports that repatriation could increase the GDP by as much as four percent and increase jobs by as much as 2.9 million over the next few years. (00:11)
freedom to invest act, gdp, jobs in Audio House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said House Dems will continue to advocate on behalf of working Americans to grow the economy and grow jobs on Captiol Hill Friday. (0:18)
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, jobs in Audio Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla.) told reporters Thursday that Florida’s competition doesn’t come from surrounding states but from China. Brown urged the House to pass the Invest in American Jobs Act. (0:25)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) challenged House Republicans to pass the Invest in American Jobs Act with their transportation bill or risk creating jobs outside of the U.S. (0:13)
Rep. John Larson (D-Calif.) expresses hope that Congress will unite to create jobs for Americans. (0:33)
Congressman John Larson, jobs, super committee in Audio During a press conference Tuesday, Rep. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.) argued that Obama needs to approve the Keystone Pipeline project to create 20,000 direct jobs and 100,000 indirect jobs. (0:30)
Keystone XL pipeline, jobs, rep. tim griffin in Audio During an Occupy Washington D.C. protest Thursday at the EPA building, Ann Wright, an activist and retired U.S Army Colonel, said that the Keystone Pipeline project would not lead to millions of jobs like its proponents claim. (0:17)
EPA, Keystone XL pipeline, jobs, occupy dc in Audio Sen. Bob Casey urged the Senate to pass the Vow to Hire Heroes Act to help put veterans back to work during a conference call with reporters Wednesday. (0:16)
Bob Casey, Vow to Hire Heroes Act, jobs, veterans in Audio Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) touts veterans’ skills and their value to employers as he promoted the Vow to Hire Heroes Act during a conference call with reporters Wednesday. (0:32)
Bob Casey, Vow to Hire Heroes Act, jobs, tax credits, veteran jobs, veterans in Audio Chair of the House GOP Conference Jeb Hensarling (R-Tex.) urges the Senate to take on Republican bills that would limit federal regulation. Hensarling notes that the bills carry urgency since, as he says, the government is regulating small businesses out of business. (0:16)
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) asked Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Friday to bring a series of Republican sponsored bills, dubbed the “Forgotten 15,” to the Senate floor for a vote. (0:18)
Eric Cantor, Forgotten 15, harry reid, jobs in Audio During her weekly press conference Thursday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) compared the Democrats first 300 days to the Republicans, saying that Democrats created jobs when they controlled the House, but the GOP has not. (0:30)
Nancy Pelosi, Recovery Act, jobs in Audio Gene Sperling, Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, says that Congressional Republicans are the greatest disappointment in Washington after President Obama’s jobs bill was rejected. (0:27)
American Jobs Act, Gene Sperling, jobs, republicans in Audio House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) criticized President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) for playing politics instead of focusing on serious issues. Poking fun at the White House’s new slogan, McCarthy said that the county can’t wait for lawmakers to step up to the plate. (0:09)
Kevin McCarthy, harry reid, jobs in Audio Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, during a press conference Thursday, said the Department of Labor’s Social Jobs Partnership with Facebook was evidence of the Obama admnistration’s commitment to getting Americans back to work. (0:10)
Facebook, department of labor, hilda solis, jobs in Audio Facebook’s Vice President of Global Public Policy Marne Levine emphasized the need for keeping up with the changing job market at a press conference announcing the Social Jobs Partnership with the Department of Labor. (0:12)
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis explained how the Social Jobs Partnership will help put Americans back to work during a press conference Thursday announcing the initiative. (0:42)
Facebook’s Vice President of Global Public Policy Marne Levine describes the newly unveiled Social Jobs Partnership as a “free online job fair that can be accessed 7 days a week, day or night” during a press conference announcing the social network’s collaboration with the Department of Labor and three non-profit employment organizations. (0:30)
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