Central Perk: What a Jobs Plan Looks Like

miercuri, 2 noiembrie 2011

What a Jobs Plan Looks Like

Your Daily Snapshot for
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

What a Jobs Plan Looks Like

Senate Republicans have offered their own plan to grow the economy, but a look at the plans side by side leads to one conclusion: only one is truly a jobs plan.

In Case You Missed It

Here are some of the top stories from the White House blog.

Fort Monroe Becomes a National Monument
Today President Obama designated Fort Monroe -- a historic fort in Virginia’s Tidewater region that was integral to the history of slavery, the Civil War, and the U.S. military -- as the 396th unit of the National Park System.

GreenGov Presidential Award Winners of 2011
The GreenGov Presidential Awards honor Federal agencies and programs that exemplify President Obama's challenge to lead by example toward a clean energy economy.

Drug Shortages Have Reached a "Critical Level"
Watch as Bonnie Frawley -- a pharmacy manager -- describes why we can't wait to help our nation's hospitals and how President Obama's executive order will bring attention to the issue and mean fewer drug shortages.

Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

10:00 AM: The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing

10:30 AM: The President meets with Senior Advisors

11:25 AM: The President delivers remarks urging Congress to pass the infrastructure piece of the American Jobs Act now

12:05 PM: The President and the Vice President have lunch

12:30 PM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney