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In Case You Missed It: President Obama at Kansas City Ford Plant: Congress Needs to Do Its Job
Posted byon September 24, 2013 at 12:03 PM EDTPresident Obama delivers remarks at a suburban Kansas City, MO Ford Motor Co. stamping plant – a plant that recently had to bring on a shift of 900 workers to keep up with the demand for the new F-150.
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America's Wind Industry Reaches Record Highs
Posted byon August 6, 2013 at 10:00 AM EDTTwo new reports highlight record highs for U.S. wind energy production and manufacturing, demonstrating America’s continued leadership in this rapidly growing global industry.
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Informes de estado a estado: Los beneficios económicos de enmendar nuestro sistema de inmigración que no funciona
Posted byon August 1, 2013 at 6:22 PM EDTEstados Unidos ha sido siempre una nación de inmigrantes y, a través de la historia de esta nación, inmigrantes de todas partes del mundo han mantenido nuestra fuerza laboral vibrante, nuestros negocios a la vanguardia, y ayudado a crear el mecanismo económico más grande del mundo. Sin embargo, el sistema de inmigración de nuestra nación no funciona y no ha mantenido el ritmo de los tiempos cambiantes.
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State-by-State Reports: The Economic Benefits of Fixing Our Broken Immigration System
Posted byon August 1, 2013 at 9:30 AM EDTIn addition to giving a significant boost to our national economy, commonsense immigration reform will also generate important economic benefits in each state, from increasing workers’ wages and generating new tax revenue to strengthening the local industries that are the backbone of states’ economies.
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Media Round-up: White House Report on Fixing our Broken Immigration System
Posted byon July 30, 2013 at 4:18 PM EDTYesterday, the White House released a report describing the economic benefits of immigration reform in rural communities. Here's what the media is saying about the report.
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You're Going to Want to Watch This Speech
Posted byon July 21, 2013 at 8:00 PM EDTThis Wednesday, almost five years after the financial crisis fueled a devastating recession, and two years after a debate over whether or not America would pay its bills that harmed our recovery, the President will return to Knox College to kick off a series of speeches that will lay out his vision for rebuilding an economy that puts the middle class and those fighting to join it front and center.
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State-by-State Reports: President Obama's Plan to Cut Carbon Pollution and Prepare for Consequences of Climate Change
Posted byon June 26, 2013 at 1:00 PM EDTState-by-state reports detail the impacts of extreme weather and pollution across the country, and explain how President Obama's plan will help cut carbon pollution and prepare states for the impacts of climate change that can't be avoided.
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Leaders Across the Midwest Urge Immigration Reform to Strengthen the Economy
Posted byon June 20, 2013 at 1:20 PM EDTDemocratic and Republican state and local officials from all over the country are speaking out about the need for commonsense immigration reform. See what officials from the midwest United States had to say.
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Volunteering, Big and Small
Posted byon June 20, 2013 at 8:36 AM EDTNicole Schultz is being honored as a Champion of Change for the leadership she demonstrated in her involvement in response and recovery efforts following Hurricane Sandy.
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Rock and Roll, Economics, and Rebuilding the Middle Class
Posted byon June 12, 2013 at 3:00 PM EDTUsing rock and roll industry as a example is one of the best ways to explain economics -- many of the forces that are buffeting the U.S. economy can be understood in the context of the music industry.