![]() People watch as a closed fried chicken restaurant is inundated with flood waters from the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey. President Obama to view flooding in Paterson, NJ this weekend![]() The White House announced President Obama will travel to Paterson, NJ Sunday to view damage from Hurricane Irene. Thousands have been evacuated from the area after the Passaic River crested late last night. ![]() President Obama addresses a Joint Session of Congress while delivering his State of the Union speech January 25, 2011. The President has asked to address another joint session Sept. 7 to lay out his jobs program. Obama asks for a Joint Session of Congress![]() President Obama sent a letter to Capitol Hill leaders requesting time on Sept 7 at 8pm to address a Joint Session of Congress. This is the President's jobs speech we were told would happen after Labor Day. Below is the text of the letter.
# # POTUS schedule for Wednesday August 31, 2011![]() The President has one public event today in the Rose Garden where he will talk about extending the Surface Transportation Bill. According to guidance from the White House, the president will call on Congress to work in a bipartisan way to get the bills passed and also will "discuss the importance of moving forward with this extension to protect nearly a million American jobs and highlight the opportunity we have to work in a bipartisan way to further invest in rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure to strengthen our economy and create new jobs across the country " He'll be joined by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, and US Chamber of Commerce COO David Chavern, along with people the White House describes as "workers who be affected if Congress fails to act." full schedule after the jump |
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