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Obama Seeks Congressional Partnership on US Budget

   VOA News  March 05, 2011
   Barack Obama delivers his weekly address, March 05, 2011

Photo: White House Video

   Barack Obama delivers his weekly address, March 05, 2011

   President  Barack  Obama  says with unemployment at a two year low and
   jobs being added to the economy, he is appealing Congress to help keep
   the economic momentum going.
   During  his  weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama stressed that the same
   bi-partisan  teamwork  that led to tax cuts needs to continue in order
   to reach an agreement on the federal budget. Â
   The president says the only way his administration and Republicans can
   reach  a  common  ground is if they sit at the same table and work out
   their differences.
   Mr.  Obama says both Republicans and Democrats must come work together
   in  putting the country on a sustainable course that creates jobs, and
   prepares our citizens better than anyone else in the world.

   IFRAME: [1]http://player.vimeo.com/video/20667444

   In  the Republican weekly address, Tennessee Congresswoman Diane Black
   said  that  while  Mr. Obama talks about the country living within its
   means,  his  budget  just  represents  more  out of control government
   spending.
   Representative Black say the country needs a new approach that removes
   barriers  to  job  growth,  which  she  identified as over-regulation,
   taxation, and debt.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

References

   1. http://player.vimeo.com/video/20667444

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