President Obama Visits Asheville, North Carolina

Posted on October 17, 2011 by SouthernGirl2

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8 Responses to President Obama Visits Asheville, North Carolina

  1. SouthernGirl2 says:
    October 17, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    Democrats To Force Vote ‘Very Soon’ On Bill To Preserve 400,000 Jobs

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/17/teacher-aid-obamas-jobs-plan_n_1015854.html#comments

    WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leaders have settled on which piece of President Barack Obama’s jobs plan they want to move on first: $35 billion for state and local governments to rehire teachers, police and firefighters.

    “Our expectation [is] that the first measure will be teachers,” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said during a Monday press gaggle aboard Air Force One.

    “I didn’t want to get ahead of Senator Reid,” Carney said of breaking the news. “We have been in consultation with him, but it’s his prerogative and we’re very pleased that he will be taking it up.”

    In terms of timing, Carney would only say he expects a Senate vote “very soon” and that scheduling is up to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). Reid is holding a conference call on Monday afternoon to unveil The Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act, which Democrats say would keep 400,000 teachers and first responders on the job.

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    • Ametia says:
      October 17, 2011 at 3:17 pm

      Come on PBO & Dems, take that JOBS bat and swing it hard. Breakout those segments of the AJA one at a time and put them out there for a vote. Let Americans see who they elected and who is really doing their jobs.

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  2. Ametia says:
    October 17, 2011 at 1:34 pm

    OBAMA/BIDEN 2012! Charlotte, NC here we come for DNC.

    Great gallery of photos, SG2. Will we get a video of the event too? :-)

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  3. SouthernGirl2 says:
    October 17, 2011 at 1:17 pm

    U.S. President Barack Obama climbs aboard his bus after meeting diners at the Countryside Barbecue restaurant in Marion, North Carolina, October 17, 2011. Obama began a three day bus trip to North Carolina and Virginia on Monday to promote his American Jobs Act that faces congressional approval.

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    • SouthernGirl2 says:
      October 17, 2011 at 1:19 pm

      Obama starts bus trip through two swing states touting jobs plan

      http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/10/17/127442/obama-starts-bus-trip-through.html

      ASHEVILLE, N.C. – With Air Force One parked nearby on a runway he says needs to be modernized, President Barack Obama kicked off a three-day bus tour on Monday, urging a crowd to tell Congress to pass part of his $447 billion jobs package.

      The bus tour through the states of North Carolina and Virginia _ each considered a key swing state in the 2012 presidential election _ comes days after Senate Republicans successfully blocked passage of legislation that Obama contends would spur job creation.

      He urged an enthusiastic crowd at the regional airport here to reach out to members of Congress and pressure them to pass separate sections of his jobs bill.

      “Some of these folks just arent’ getting the message,” he said, his voice sounding hoarse. “I need you to give Congress a piece of your mind.”

      He noted that the runway at Asheville Regional Airport — his first stop on the three-day tour — “needs to be widened and repaired” and its taxiway retooled, because planes “sometimes get too close together.” He argued that if lawmakers pass part of his jobs bill, it could happen.

      “We could be doing some work to boost tourism, help to boost the economy and put people to work right now,” Obama said. “Not just here, but across the state there are highways that need to built, schools that need to be modernized.”

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      • SouthernGirl2 says:
        October 17, 2011 at 1:24 pm

        U.S. President Barack Obama poses for a picture with diners at the Countryside Barbecue restaurant in Marion, North Carolina, October 17, 2011. Obama began a three day bus trip to North Carolina and Virginia on Monday to promote his American Jobs Act that faces congressional approval.

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      • Ametia says:
        October 17, 2011 at 1:33 pm

        LOL Errybody wants a pic with POTUS. Her hubby’s a trooper for taking the photo.

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