President Obama March 1st, 2014 - Weekly Address - Investing in Technology to Create Jobs
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The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 01, 2014 Weekly Address: Investing in Technology and Infrastructure to Create Jobs WASHINGTON, DC — In his weekly address, President Obama said he took action this week to launch new manufacturing hubs and expand a competition to fund transformative infrastructure projects. Both are policies aimed at expanding economic opportunity for all by creating jobs and ensuring the long-term strength of the American economy. Congress can boost this effort by passing a bipartisan proposal to create a nationwide network of high-tech manufacturing hubs and taking steps to invest in our nation's infrastructure -- rebuilding our transportation system, creating new construction jobs, and better connecting Americans to economic opportunities. The audio of the address and video of the address will be available online at www.whitehouse.gov at 6:00 a.m. ET, Saturday, March 1, 2014. Video Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly Address The White House March 1, 2014 Hi everybody. In my State of the Union Address, I said that the best measure of opportunity is access to a good job. And after the worst recession of our lifetimes, our businesses have created eight and a half million new jobs in the last four years. But we need to do more to make America a magnet for good jobs for the future. And in this year of action, where Congress won't do that, I will do whatever I can to expand opportunity for more Americans. This week, I took two actions to attract new jobs to America -- jobs in American manufacturing, and jobs rebuilding America's infrastructure. Here's why this is important. In the 2000s alone, we lost more than one-third of all American manufacturing jobs. One in three. And when the housing bubble burst, workers in the construction industry were hit harder than just about anybody. The good news is, today, our manufacturers have added more than 620,000 jobs over the last four years -- the first sustained growth in manufacturing jobs since the 1990s. Still, the economy has changed. If we want to attract more good manufacturing jobs to America, we've got to make sure we're on the cutting edge of new manufacturing technologies and techniques. And in today's global economy, first-class jobs gravitate to first-class infrastructure. That's why, on Tuesday, I launched two new high-tech manufacturing hubs -- places where businesses and universities will partner to turn groundbreaking research into real-world goods Made in America. So far, we've launched four of these hubs, where our workers can master 3-D printing, energy-efficient electronics, lightweight metals, and digital manufacturing -- all technologies that can help ensure a steady stream of good jobs well into the 21st century. Then on Wednesday, I launched a new competition to build 21st century infrastructure -- roads and bridges, mass transit, more efficient ports, and faster passenger rail. Rebuilding America won't just attract new businesses; it will create good construction jobs that can't be shipped overseas. Of course, Congress could make an even bigger difference in both areas. Thanks to the leadership of a bipartisan group of lawmakers, there's a bill in Congress right now that would create an entire network of high-tech manufacturing hubs all across the country. And next week, I'll send Congress a budget that will rebuild our transportation systems and support millions of jobs nationwide. There's a lot we can do if we work together. And while Congress decides what it's going to do, I'm going to keep doing everything in my power to rebuild an economy where everyone who works hard has the chance to get ahead -- where we're restoring our founding vision of opportunity for all. Thanks, everybody, and have a great weekend.
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Obama has been diagnosed with mental illness.he must be retired acc to.the law.
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Obama, by his adherence to marxist/socialist ideology, is incapable of generating pvt. sector jobs. He's no fan of free market economics.
Add to that the fact he never even ran a lemonade stand or had a newspaper route.
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We are now in March 2014, with still no decision on the unemployment extension for the more than two million workers who are without benefits and struggling to feed their families. This is due of course because the Republicans refused to approve the extended unemployment insurance for any length of time. This is the same Republican Party which prides itself on upholding "family values". Unfortunately, these values are not expressed to the poor and the needy in our country, but expressed towards the elitist one percent at the top echelons. While there seems to be plenty of money for corporate welfare, and foreign aid, the Republicans tend to be conservative with spending on the poor and disadvantaged. There are workers who have faced eviction from their homes, and some even reportedly having to live in their automobiles for lack of means. All of this life has been struggling on, while the Republicans took their family vacations and continued ignoring the pleas from those politicians with compassion for the unemployed. Now, it appears that there might be another proposal and another vote to help these people yet again. I have little hope in the compassion, and human decency, of the Republican Party, to vote in favor of an extension. My hope is that the American people will voice their opinion in the coming election, and VOTE OUT these career politicians. When did politicians stop being "public servants"? When did serving in office, become a means of enriching yourself, at the expense of the people which put you in office to start with? Where are our politicians values? I'm referring to "Human Values". Sadly to say, non-existent
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