economy

DNC Video: "The Choice - President Obama Stands with Working Families"

Brian, Joe and Rick share how President Obama has led in environmental and rural development investment. The President has empowered farming and rural communities—increasing their successes and helping Ohio move forward to an economy that's built to last.

North Carolinians share why they support President Obama and what they're doing to help re-elect him in November.

It's the summer's special Mailbag Edition of West Wing Week, featuring Elizabeth Olsen, Director of Presidential Correspondence. This week we're taking a moment to pick out a few of your letters from the thousands that arrive everyday here at the White House and answer some of your questions on immigration, healthcare, and the economy.

First Lady Michelle Obama makes a major announcement of 125,000 Veteran and Military Spouse hires through the administration's initiative, Joining Forces. http://www.joiningforces.gov

This exciting new initiative is partnering top innovators from the private sector, non-profits, and academia with top innovators in government to collaborate on five projects that will fuel job creation, save taxpayers money, and improve the lives of millions of Americans. August 23, 2012.

In August 2011, President Obama challenged America to increase hiring for Veterans and military families. In just one year, the administration's Joining Forces initiative, championed by First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden, has answered the call and create job opportunities for more than 125,000 Veterans and military spouses. http://www.whitehouse.gov

"So basically here's what this election comes down to. They're betting that between now and November we're going to come down with amnesia. They figure you're going to forget what there agenda did to this country. They think you'll just believe that they've changed. These are the folks whose policies help devastate our middle class they drove our economy into a ditch.

And we got in there and put on our boots. And we pushed and we shoved and we were sweating. These guys were standing, watching us, sipping on a Slurpee. And they were pointing at us saying 'how come you're not pushing harder? how com you're not pushing faster?' And then when we finally got the car up--and it's got a few dings and a few dents. It's got some mud on it. We're going to have to do some work on it. They point out to everybody else and say: 'Look what these guys did to your car!'

After we got it out of the ditch, and then they got the nerve to ask for the keys back. I don't want to give them the keys back. They don't know how to drive."

It meant a great deal to Jess Montejano, a second generation Mexican American, that President Obama supported students with legislation like the American Opportunity Tax Credit. Because of this tax credit, Jess was able to receive an extra $1000 when he filed his 2009 taxes. With this extra financial support, he was able to pay his bills and focus more on his studies.

Para Jess Montejano, un mexicano-americano de segunda generación, el apoyo del Presidente Obama para los estudiantes a través de leyes como el Crédito de Impuestos de Oportunidad Americana significa mucho. Gracias a este crédito de impuestos, Jess recibió $1000 adicionales cuando declaró sus impuestos en 2009.