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Your Weekly Address: Solar Power and a Clean Energy Economy

The President points to a revolutionary new solar plant that will employ 1,000 people and power 140,000 homes. The plant is possible because of the President’s investments in the clean energy economy, which Congressional Republicans want to eliminate. Watch the video.


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Goodbye, Rahm
The President thanks outgoing Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and ushers in the era of Pete Rouse.

Photostream: A Look at September
See behind-the-scenes photos from the month of September.

The White House Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference
Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, discusses the October 4th White House Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference, which will be streamed live on WhiteHouse.gov.

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Thursday, September 30, 2010
 

White House White Board: Austan Goolsbee Explains the Tax Cut Fight

Introducing White House White Board. One of our key players on the White House team will cut through the political back-and-forth you hear every day and break down an issue affecting American families into simple, understandable terms. Today, Austan Goolsbee, the new Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers here at the White House, tackles the fight over tax cuts. Watch the video

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Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time

10:30 AM: The President and the Vice President receive the Economic Daily Briefing

11:00 AM: The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

12:45 PM: The President meets with Democratic Congressional leadership

12:45 PM: Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs WhiteHouse.gov/live

2:00 PM: The President meets with senior advisors

3:00 PM: The Vice President attends an event for Congressional candidate Tom White

7:00 PM: The Vice President attends an event for Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish

7:35 PM: The President attends a DNC dinner

9:15 PM: The President delivers remarks at a DNC Gen44 event

 WhiteHouse.gov/live  Indicates Events that will be livestreamed on WhiteHouse.gov/live.

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Reforming Government: Congressional Republicans Haven't Changed & Can't Bring the Change We Need
Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer compares the President's record on reforming government with Congressional Republicans' record.

A Backyard Stroll Through Health Reform in Des Moines
The President is the beneficiary of another family's hospitality, this time the Clubb family in Des Moines, Iowa, who hosted him and about 70 of their neighbors for an open conversation.

Preparing the Nation to Better Address the Challenge of Alzheimer’s Disease
Melody Barnes, Director of the Domestic Policy Council, discusses the Obama Administration's commitment to strengthening our nation’s response to Alzheimer's disease.

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From: David Axelrod, The White House
To: kiehl@rki-i.com
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 4:23 PM
Subject: They're Holding Your Tax Cut Hostage


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Good afternoon,

Ten years ago, Congress passed broad income tax cuts. But in a cynical accounting trick designed to mask their long-term impact, they scheduled these cuts to expire next January.  Now we are approaching that cliff, and millions of Americans are facing thousands of dollars in higher taxes on January 1.

That's why President Obama is fighting to extend the tax breaks for middle class Americans.

Under the President's plan, the tax cuts would be permanently extended on incomes up to $250,000, which includes 98 percent of American taxpayers. This is fair, just and crucial for our economy.
 
Middle class Americans saw their incomes shrink during the last decade, and have borne the brunt of the recession. They need the relief, and America needs a strong, thriving middle class.  Because middle class families are most likely to spend this money quickly, these tax cuts give our economy a much needed shot in the arm.

Seems like a no-brainer, right?  Not to the Republican leaders in Congress.

They're holding these tax cuts for the middle class hostage, demanding that we also lift the cap and extend the breaks to millionaires and billionaires.

Austan Goolsbee, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, explains what’s going on in this video:

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The Congressional Republican tax cut plan would add an additional $700 billion to the deficit over the next ten years and give America’s wealthiest people an average tax break of $100,000. To top it all off -- the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has found that giving a huge tax break to the wealthiest Americans is one of the least effective ways to stimulate our economy. 

Adding hundreds of billions of dollars to the deficit while doing very little to grow our economy, put people back to work or strengthen America’s middle class is exactly the kind of economic policy that got us into this mess in the first place. 

We simply cannot afford to go back to their failed policies. It’s time for Congressional Republicans to stop playing politics with tax cuts for the middle class. 

Sincerely,

David Axelrod
Senior Advisor to the President

 

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