Obama Will Tell Chamber Businesses to Put Cash to Use for Jobs

President Barack Obama will challenge American business leaders today to move their cash from the sidelines to invest in the U.S. as part of what he will call a shared burden to boost the nation’s economy.

Obama will make a case in a speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has been among his strongest critics, that he is doing his part to improve the business climate after a free-trade agreement with South Korea, a deal to extend Bush-era tax cuts, and a State of the Union address that proposed more government support for infrastructure and “innovation.”