Obama: Republicans Must Drop Party Lines To Get Something Done

President Obama during his speech at the Ashville Regional Airport saya he is willing to compromise with Republicans if they can offer a sensible plan to create jobs and not focus on party lines. (0:32)

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New Hampshire Democrat Charges GOP With Hypocrisy Over Payroll Tax Cuts

New Hampshire State Rep. David Watters (D-N.H.) criticizes Republican leaders for opposing the extension of a payroll tax cut, noting that under their own logic, letting the cut expire would amount to a tax increase. (0:35)

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NH Democratic Party Chair Says Romney Flip-Flopped On Payroll Taxes

While questioning whether the GOP presidential field will join with GOP congressional leaders in advocating an expiration of pay roll tax cuts, New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley claims GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has flip-flopped on a myriad of issues. (0:21)

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Carney: Shouldn’t Take A Crisis For Us To Act

The White House is looking to take all measures possible and believes there will be bipartisan support for doing the right thing for Americans, which includes extending the tax cuts for the middle class and spur economic activity.  (0:49)

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Obama: No Tax Hikes This Year Or Next

President Barack Obama told reporters Monday that nobody involved with the debt ceiling negotiations are proposing tax increases this year or the next. (0:42)

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Middle-Class Tax Cuts Held Hostage, Had To Make A Decision, Says Obama

President Barack Obama says that the Republicans have been holding the American middle class hostage by refusing to make a deal on tax cuts without the inclusion of the upper echelon of income earners. (0:28)

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Dems First Priority Is Extension Of Tax Cuts For Middle Class, Says Reid

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says at a press conference Thursday that the Democrats’ first priority remains extending the Bush era tax cuts for middle class Americans. (0:12)

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Murray: I Accept DSCC Chair Nomination For Middle-Class

Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) says she is taking on the role as DSCC Chair to get middle-calss families back on their feet. (0:41)

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Reid: Dems Must Protect Middle Class, Because Republicans Won't

Following a caucus meeting, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Thursday that the Democrats must protect the middle class because the Republicans will not. (0:17)

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Pelosi: Tax Cuts Are For Everyone

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) explains that President Obama has been clear about the tax cuts and that it will guarantee a tax cut for the middle class. (0:43)

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Obama: We Must Extend Unemployment Benefits

President Barack Obama tells reporters that Tuesday’s vote to extend unemployment benefits is essential to helping the middle class provide for their families while they search for alternate employment opportunities. (0:30)

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Biden: Administration Wants To Help Americans Retire

Vice President Joe Biden says that the administration is for simplifying and expanding the savers credit, which will match retirement savings. He says that the American people need to be put into positions where they can retire with confidence and not be dependent. (0:26)
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Boehner: Waxman-Markey Bill Hurts Middle Class

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says the Waxman-Markey energy tax bill will hurt the middle class the most since the tax increase will harm small businesses and force them to eliminate jobs. (0:34).
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Obama's Tax Policy Causes More Corporate Responsibility

Nicole Tichon of the United States Public Research Interest Group, talks about how Obama's tax plan will bring an end to the era where "high-priced accounts are valued over hard work and responsibility." Additionally, she stresses how tax loopholes, like hiding money in off-shore accounts, has caused the middle-class to pay a disproportionate amount of taxes. (0:32)
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Why the golden years may not be so golden

Ernst and Young released a report "Retirement Vulnerability of New Retirees: The Likelihood of Outliving their Financial Assets." The report looks at middle class Americans in order to examine their retirement benefits and the ability of those resources to support them into their old age. The conference call includes information from Tom Neubig of Ernst and Young and Joe Reali, chairman of Americans for Secure Retirement. (35:25)
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Hoyer: Unions built the middle class

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) addressed a crowd at the 100th annual legislative conference of the Building and Construction Trades Department and said that unions built the "strongest, most prosperous middle class history has ever seen" yet they do not often receive credit for this. He also points out that union membership is at its lowest level since the Great Depression. (0:34)
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Obama offers tax breaks to middle-class families

At the CWA conference, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) says he is the only presidential candidate who will offer tax breaks to middle-class families and senior citizens, and says something is wrong when a CEO makes more in ten minutes than the average worker makes in a year. (1:02)
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Senator Charles Schumer Outlines Congress' Goals to Combat Threat of Recession

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) led a hearing today regarding a congressional stimulus package to combat the threat of recession. He laid out the committee's intentions to support a timely, targeted, and temporary policy to resolve this issue. (0:40)
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