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Doing What’s Best for Small Businesses
"This piece of legislation is good for workers, it’s good for small business people, it’s good for our economy. And yet, Republicans in the Senate have blocked this bill — a needless delay that has led small business owners across the country to put off hiring, put off expanding and put off plans that will make our economy stronger." – President ObamaToday the President called on members of Congress to immediately pass a small business bill that has been held up by Senate Republicans.New jobs numbers released this morning show that while we’re continuing to make progress on the economy—adding 67,000 private sector jobs in the 8th consecutive month of growth—businesses and workers are still hurting.Loans for small businesses under the Recovery Act have successfully helped …
“This is too important”
For OFA volunteers, this year’s elections are just too important–and there’s too much at stake–not to get involved. During last week’s Moving America Forward Day of Action, thousands of supporters came out and knocked on more than 200,000 doors, talking with voters about the choices they’ll face this November.In Arizona:Pima Community College student Joseu woke up at 4:00 a.m. for cross country practice and still made time to reach out to first-time 2008 voters, saying he wanted “to be a part of the change Arizona needs”OFA Rhode Island writes: “One volunteer, Kathy, hosted a canvass for the first time. ‘You know I’ve always been saying ‘I don’t have time, I don’t have time,’ but today, we’re here …
Technology to Change the World
I’m an iPhone developer. It can be an exciting job: there are always puzzles to solve, you meet a lot of clever people, you’re always working late and shipping yesterday—but it can quickly start to feel like a grind. How many interactive corporate brochures can a person make before starting to wonder whether technology really has the power to change the world? That’s why I’m so excited about the project I just finished working on: today’s update to the Organizing for America iPhone app, which gives volunteers everything they need to go door to door talking with people about what’s important to them. The app takes the usual …
Vote 2010 News: Highlighting What’s at Stake This November
With two months until November’s midterm elections, Democrats are kicking off an aggressive fall campaign next week starting with appearances by DNC Chair Tim Kaine on the Daily Show and Vice President Biden on The Colbert Report. Next Wednesday, Chairman Kaine will also give a major address to highlight how Republicans would roll back all the progress we’ve made if they were to be put in charge this November.Politico has more: The nation’s Democrats next Wednesday will kick off their fall campaign with a media blitz that will include back-to-back appearances by Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine on Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show” and Vice President Joe Biden on “The Colbert Report.”As workers reengage after Labor Day, Kaine will go on morning …
“A promise kept”
OFA Director Mitch Stewart just emailed supporters to share a video of the President’s Oval Office address last night:Last night President Obama marked the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom.As the President said, the struggle for peace is not over, but the progress we’ve made is undeniable.This moment also represents a promise kept. As a candidate, President Obama laid out a vision for this country — and bringing our troops home from Iraq was a defining part of that vision. It was one of the reasons that all of us knocked on doors, made phone calls, and voted.Keeping that promise is important, not only for our brave women and men in uniform, but also for their loved ones, and for all Americans who have hoped …
Good Economic News: Agriculture Going Strong
With millions of Americans still struggling to find work, the pace of our country’s economic recovery has been slower than anyone would like. But there are some bright spots as the Obama Administration works each day to get the economy back on track—like yesterday’s good news that agriculture is thriving thanks to increased exports.The New York Times highlighted new estimates out yesterday that represent good news for farmers and other rural Americans:Even as the broader economy falters amid signs of a weakening recovery, the nation’s agriculture sector is going strong, bolstered in part by a surge in exports, according to federal estimates of farm trade and income released on Tuesday.The estimates confirm what economists have been saying for months: agriculture, which was generally …
An End to the War—and a Campaign Promise Kept
“Tonight, I am announcing that the American combat mission in Iraq has ended.” — President Barack ObamaIn 2008, many volunteers were first drawn to Barack Obama as a candidate for President because of his firm promise to end the was in Iraq.Last night, the President made good on that campaign pledge, and spoke to the nation to mark the end of our combat mission in Iraq.In just his second Oval Office address, President Obama thanked the millions of Americans who put their lives on the line, including the 4,400 who gave their lives in this war.We’ve now been through nearly a decade of war. We’ve endured a long and painful recession. And sometimes in the midst of these storms, the future that we’re trying …
A Message from the President: “The end of our combat mission in Iraq”
President Barack Obama just sent a message to supporters following his Oval Office address on Iraq: Tonight marks the end of the American combat mission in Iraq. As a candidate for this office, I pledged to end this war responsibly. And, as President, that is what I am doing. Since I became Commander-in-Chief, we’ve brought home nearly 100,000 U.S. troops. We’ve closed or turned over to Iraq hundreds of our bases. As Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, our commitment to a sovereign, stable, and self-reliant Iraq continues. Under Operation New Dawn, a transitional force of U.S. troops will remain to advise and assist Iraqi forces, protect our civilians on the ground, and pursue targeted counterterrorism efforts. By the end of next …
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