Obama Tells Americans to Urge Congress to Do More on Economy

President Barack Obama said Americans should contact their members of Congress during the August legislative recess and pressure them to pass legislation “to get more money back in your pockets.”

In his weekly radio and Internet address, the president said that partisanship and gridlock have “undermined public confidence and hindered our efforts to grow the economy,” adding “there are things Congress can do” to help. He reiterated his call for lawmakers to extend the temporary payroll tax cut, fund projects to employ construction workers and pass stalled trade deals.