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- President Barack Obama speaks on the many troubles facing the American middle class. He announces the creation of the White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families, headed by Vice President Joe Biden. The task force is charged with creating new jobs and monitoring the problems that middle-income working families face, with the ultimate goal being to raise the living standards of those already in the middle class, as well as those aspiring to it. The President also announces plans to sign three executive orders intended to make unionization easier for those employed by companies with federal contracts.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-01-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama announces the creation of the White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families. This operation will create jobs and raise the living standard of the middle class. Vice President and chair of the task force, Joe Biden, then speaks. Biden says the task force will look at education, business development, child care, elder care, health and human service. Biden encourages open conversation within the project's website and from citizens. Task force meetings will be held around the country focusing on the different concerns for each area of the nation.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-01-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks on the many troubles facing the American middle class. He announces the creation of the White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families, headed by Vice President Joe Biden. The task force is charged with creating new jobs and monitoring the problems that middle-income working families face, with the ultimate goal being to raise the living standards of those already in the middle class, as well as those aspiring to it. The President also announces plans to sign three executive orders intended to make unionization easier for those employed by companies with federal contracts.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-01-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama announces the creation of the White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families. This operation will create jobs and raise the living standard of the middle class. Vice President and chair of the task force, Joe Biden, then speaks. Biden says the task force will look at education, business development, child care, elder care, health and human service. Biden encourages open conversation within the project's website and from citizens. Task force meetings will be held around the country focusing on the different concerns for each area of the nation.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-01-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection