Washington, D.C. - Representative David Price (NC-04) issued the following statement today following President Obama's Jobs Speech in Raleigh. Since the President spoke, hundreds of constituents have contacted North Carolina and Washington, D.C. offices urging Congress to pass the Jobs bill.

"The American Jobs Act will improve the economy by putting workers back on the job rebuilding our infrastructure, by retaining teachers and firefighters, and by giving a tax cut to every family. And, it is completely paid for by closing tax loopholes," Rep. Price said. "With Republicans signaling they will stand in the way of this bill and its many bipartisan proposals, the President is right to ask Republicans to explain why they feel keeping taxes low for multi-millionaires and billionaires is more important than creating jobs now."

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