Obama Says Voters Must Press Congress to Act on Jobs Plan
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President Barack Obama campaigned to sell his $447 billion jobs proposal, telling voters in the battleground state of Virginia that they deserve action on the economy and encouraging them to pressure lawmakers.
“To make it happen, every one of your voices can make a difference,” the president said today at the University of Richmond, which is in the district of Representative Eric Cantor, the No. 2 House Republican and a frequent critic of the president’s economic policies. “Tell your congressperson, the time for gridlock and games is over.”