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  1. Senate approves renewal of export bank

    Tue, 15 May 2012

    efforts to drive up exports and create jobs. The president will meet Wednesday at the White House with senior congressional leaders to discuss further action on his economic proposals outlined last September to a joint session of Congress .

  2. Open Mic Moments: Obama Is a Veteran of Unintended Candor

    Tue, 27 Mar 2012

    Biden and House Speaker John Boehner A few minutes before President Obama gave a major policy speech to a joint session of Congress on creating jobs, Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner had a far more bipartisan topic on

  3. Public Options and Death Panels: How the Health Care Debate Evolved

    Thu, 22 Mar 2012

    Hillary Clinton. He famously used a prop before a joint session of Congress , holding up a card and saying that all Americans effect for years. Obama gave a big speech to a joint session of Congress , just as Bill Clinton did, in which he laid

  4. Obama's health care law from 4 real people's perspectives

    Wed, 21 Mar 2012

    champion of national health insurance, dies. Sept. 9, 2009: Obama urges action on health care in address to joint session of Congress . "The time for bickering is over," he says. "The time for games has passed. Now is the season for action

  5. House Has Full Agenda for February

    Tue, 31 Jan 2012

    The next week another day was curtailed so President Obama could deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress . The next morning, last Wednesday, was spent mostly paying tribute to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Later that

  6. Analysis: A deep divide over the nation's course ahead

    Wed, 25 Jan 2012

    year arguments that each side hopes will persuade voters to endorse its view of the world. In his address to a joint session of Congress , Obama portrayed the Republicans as advocates of what he has called "you're-on-your-own economics

News

  1. The State of the Union Is…??

    Tue, 24 Jan 2012

    Representatives described the state of the union hours before President Obama is set to deliver his address to a joint session of Congress tonight. Nearly every year, the president utters the familiar phrase: "The state of the union is

  2. State of the Union Date Night on Capitol Hill

    Tue, 24 Jan 2012

    the second straight year rather than divided to listen to President Obama's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in what has casually been dubbed "date night" on Capitol Hill. Republicans and Democrats have traditionally

  3. Obama Says Address Will Be 'Blueprint' for Joint Action

    Sat, 21 Jan 2012

    lay out a "blueprint for actions we need to take together" to improve the U.S. economy when he addresses a joint session of Congress and the nation with his State of the Union address Tuesday night. The framework, Obama says in his weekly address

  4. State of the Union - 'Date Night' on Capitol Hill Again This Year?

    Thu, 5 Jan 2012

    parties to sit together - rather than divided by party - at President Obama's State of the Union address at a joint session of Congress later this month. In the wake of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, members of Congress teamed

  5. Top 8 Most Powerful Businessmen Influencing Politics

    Fri, 11 Nov 2011

    Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary — an outrage he has asked us to fix," the president told a joint session of Congress earlier this month when he revealed his American Jobs Act . Republicans firmly oppose this measure. "If [Buffett

  6. Bachmann Breaks Streak of 88 Consecutive Missed Votes

    Wed, 12 Oct 2011

    C.,” Bachmann said. But while Bachmann returned to Washington for the president’s jobs address to a joint session of Congress in early September, she did not vote that day. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who is also seeking the GOP nomination

  7. Boehner Battles ‘Disappointing’ President for Support on Economy

    Thu, 22 Sep 2011

    Boehner, R-Ohio, said. “Our country needs leaders.” Since the president’s jobs address to a joint session of Congress Sept. 8, Boehner and Obama have jockeyed for public support over their contrasting plans to create jobs

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Videos

  1. President Obama Job Plan: Tells Joint -Session of Congress to 'Pass This Bill'

    Fri, 9 Sep 2011

    Jake Tapper reveals main points of President Obama's goal to boost job creation.

  2. Job Crisis in America: Searching for a Solution

    Wed, 31 Aug 2011

    delivered in the biggest boldest way He can before a joint session of congress . But the president asked to give the speech at on it that's one reason he's calling this joint session of congress we a moment when we need to take. Significant

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    wants to delivered in the biggest boldest way He can before a joint session of congress . But the president asked to give the speech at exactly the same time next Wednesday night as the Republicans running against him
    his job may depend on it that's one reason he's calling this joint session of congress we -- a moment when we need to take. Significant action. To use -- economic growth. And to create jobs officially thirteen
  3. White House Says Timing of Obama's Address and GOP Debate Is 'Coincidental'

    Wed, 31 Aug 2011

    immediately upon congress' return and there are a lot of factors that go into scheduling. A speech before congress joint session . Speech and again you can't you can never find a perfect time there are. Major events. That occur on television

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    lot of factors that go into scheduling. A speech before congress -- joint session . Speech and again you can't you can never find a perfect time there are. Major events. That occur on television her you
  4. Obama Addresses Both Chambers

    Wed, 25 Feb 2009

    Obama gives his first speech to the joint session of congress .

  5. Obama Addresses the Nation

    Tue, 24 Feb 2009

    President delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress .

  6. Interview with Jim DeMint

    Sun, 4 Sep 2011

    fiscal issue. Talking about fiscal issues. President Obama is going to be making a big speech tool it's a joint session of congress this week. Do you expect him to make any proposals that will win Republican support. Well I'm frankly very

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    Obama is going to be making a big speech tool it's a joint session of congress this week. Do you expect him to make any proposals that will win Republican support.
  7. AFL-CIO President: Obama Has to 'Go to the Mat' for Workers

    Thu, 8 Sep 2011

    released on yeah. All right Richard Trumka the AFL CIO who watching tonight's great we get and saying we got a joint session of congress what are you frightening night I don't know we'll find plans moving.

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    who watching tonight's great we get -- and saying we got a joint session of congress what are you frightening night I don't know we'll find plans moving.
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