Obama's To-Do List for Congress
President wants Congress to take action before recess.
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President Obama's To-Do List for Congress - President Obama has pinpointed important steps Congress should take before leaving for recess. It is not a way to create tension before the summer break, however, but a “to-do list” meant to bring back jobs to America and help the middle class. You can make your voice heard, too, with the hashtag #CongressToDoList. –BET Staff(Photo: GettyImages)
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Keep Jobs in the U.S., Not Overseas - The White House insists Congress should attract and keep good jobs in the United States with legislation that gives companies a new 20 percent tax credit for the cost of moving their operations back to the U.S. This credit can be derived by Congress eliminating tax incentives to ship jobs overseas.(Photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
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Help Homeowners Cut Through Red Tape - The mortgage market needs a hard look so responsible families who have been paying their debt on time can remain in their home and take advantage of refinancing at today’s lower rates. Foreclosures across the country have had corrosive effects.(Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Offer Tax Credit to Firms Creating New Jobs - Congress needs to pass legislation that gives a 10 percent income tax credit to existing companies that create new jobs or increase wages in 2012. Investing in small businesses can jumpstart new hiring.(Photo:GettyImages)
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Let America Be World Leader of Clean Energy - If Congress put America in control of its energy future by extending the Production Tax Credit to support American jobs and manufacturing and expanding the 30 percent tax credit to investments in clean energy manufacturing, the United States could be a world leader of clean energy and create new jobs.(Photo: Jessica Ebelhar-Pool/Getty Images)