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August 31, 2010

Obama Urges Senate GOP to Pass $30 Billion Jobs Bill
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In economic news, President Obama urged Senate Republicans Monday to
stop blocking a jobs bill that would set up a $30 billion loan fund for
small businesses.

President Obama: "The small business owners and the communities that
rely on them, they don’t have time for political games. They shouldn’t
have to wait any longer. In fact, just this morning, a story showed that
small businesses have put hiring and expanding on hold while waiting for
the Senate to act on this bill. Simply put, holding this bill hostage is
directly detrimental to our economic growth. So I ask Senate Republicans
to drop the blockade."



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