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Rep. Paul Broun: 'The president doesn't listen.'
Congressman Paul Broun (R-Ga.) is among a handful of members who have decided not to attend President Obama's speech before Congress tonight.
Instead, Rep. Broun will watch the speech from his office, where he'll hold a "Twitter town hall" with his constituents to discuss the president's plan and to receive feedback from his district about how to create jobs in America.
Representative Broun joins Carol Costello on American Morning today to explain why he's not attending the president's speech despite concerns over partisan gridlock in Congress.
"The thing is, the president doesn't listen," Rep. Broun tells Costello. "This is just another campaign speech. He's just focusing on the 2012 election and that's what it's all about. We're seeing the same proposals of big government spending. It's failed over and over again."
What would it take to get small businesses to hire? Two job creators explain
According to the U.S. Treasury, small businesses create sixty percent of the jobs in America and employ about half of the country's workforce. With economic and job growth at a relative standstill, many small business owners are eagerly anticipating President Obama's jobs speech on Thursday.
Patty Briguglio and Christopher Zane, small business owners, are both invested in the potential measures the president could announce this week. Briguglio is the president of MMI Public Relations and Zane is the founder of Zane's Cycles, one of the largest retail bicycle stores in the nation.
Both Briguglio and Zane join Alina Cho on American Today to discuss what they want to hear from President Obama and to explain what it will take to get them to hire.
Will a $300 billion jobs plan turn the economy around?
We're learning more about the President's jobs plan this morning, including it's potential price tag.
Democratic sources tell our chief White House correspondent Jessica Yellin that the President will call for an extension of payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits.
Also believed to be included in President Obama's plan:
* Spending on infrastructure, including renovating dilapidated schools.
* Funds for first responders.
The plan would cost $300 billion, but would be offset by the same amount in spending cuts.
This morning on American Morning, The Washington Post's Perry Bacon and economist Steve Bell on if President Obama's rumored $300 billion jobs bill is enough to improve the economy and lower the unemployment rate.
Political panel: How bold does Obama need to be with his jobs speech?
Saying that the country's infrastructure needs work and the time for action is now, President Obama offered a hint of the ideas he'll be putting forth this Thursday to create jobs. Obama is expected to argue that the government must do more to spur job growth, investment and economic expansion.
However, even with the economy slowing, many are unsure if lawmakers are going to be able to agree on any of the proposals Obama may detail this week. Many of the people around Obama have adopted a "give 'em hell" style speech to pressure lawmakers into cooperating, but it's unclear as to whether the president will embrace this type of style.
Today on American Morning, Hilary Rosen, CNN political contributor and Ron Brownstein, CNN senior political analyst, discuss if Obama needs to take a hard stance in his jobs speech.
Rep. Debbie Schultz: President Obama will urge both sides to come together, focus on everyone's job
As unemployment figures and fears of a stalled economy continue to grow, candidates running for the 2012 presidential nomination have begun to unveil their plans to boost job creation.
Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney will unveil his jobs plan in Las Vegas today, which he has said will be based on the premise that the government cannot create jobs.
Romney offered a preview and a general outline of his proposal in a USA Today opinion piece published today. Within the piece, Romney says that his plan will contain 59 specific proposals to turn the economy around, "including 10 concrete actions I will take on my first day in office."
Representative Debbie Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, joins Ali Velshi today on American Morning to discuss Romney's plan and what it will take to create jobs in America. She also previews what President Obama is expected to say in his jobs speech on Thursday.
Political panel: What can Americans expect from this week's jobs speeches?
With two days until the President's big jobs speech in front of a joint session of Congress, Obama offered a preview of his plan at a Labor-Day speech in Detroit yesterday, where he directly challenged Republicans for obstructing progress.
GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is expected to roll out his own jobs plan in a speech in Las Vegas at 3pm today.
The bipartisan differences about how to create jobs has raised new questions about the ability of top Democrats and Republicans to tackle pressing budgetary and economic concerns as the 2012 election season approaches.
This morning on American Morning, CNN political contributor Hilary Rosen and former Republican Advisor Robert Traynham examine the differing jobs plans and weigh in on if these political speeches will be enough to get Congress to act.
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