Posts Tagged ‘middle-class tax cuts’
President Obama remarks on Extending Middle Class Tax Cuts – Nov. 28, 2012
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON EXTENDING TAX CUTS FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS South Court Auditorium 12:01 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. Thank you very much. Everybody, please have a seat -- except you guys. Don't sit down. (Laughter.) Well, good morning, everybody. AUDIENCE: Good morning. THE PRESIDENT: There’s been a lot of talk here in Washington about the deadlines we’re facing on taxes and deficits -- these deadlines are going to be coming up very soon, in the coming weeks. But today is important because I want to make sure everybody understands this debate is not just about numbers. It's a set of major decisions that are going to affect millions of families all across this [...]
Transcript: President Obama Press Conference/Campaign Speech June 29, 2011 Full Text
THE WHITE HOUSE - PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE PRESIDENT - East Room - 11:40 A.M. EDT June 29, 2011 Watch Video THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Have a seat, please. I just want to say a few words about the economy before I take your questions. There are a lot of folks out there who are still struggling with the effects of the recession. Many people are still looking for work or looking for a job that pays more. Families are wondering how they'd deal with a broken refrigerator or a busted transmission, or how they're going to finance their kids' college education, and they're also worrying about the possibility of layoffs. The struggles of middle-class families were a big problem long before the recession hit in 2007. They weren’t created [...]
