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Employment Situation in December, Fiscal Cliff recap, debt ceiling and deficits: the President’s plan.

Thanks to the hard work and grit of the American people the economy has added private sector jobs for 34 straight months, for a total of 5.8 million jobs during that period. After the worst recession since the Great Depression we’re making progress and need to build on that moving forward. Today’s employment report shows … Continue reading »

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Updated New England Fundraising Events for the 2012 Victory Fund

  September 24, 2012 Private Concert with Yo-Yo Ma                                           Private Home @ 6:00pm Address Provided Upon RSVP Wellesley, MA                                                                   $2,500 per person                                                                        Staff Contact: Justin Brennan    Saturday, September 29, 2012 Portsmouth … Continue reading »

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Upcoming fundraisers for Obama

Monday, September 17, 2012 Cambridge for Obama Reception with the Honorable Howard Dean 6:00 pm The home of Patricia & Jay Lorsch, Cambridge, MA $2,500 Host Committee / $500 / $250 Contact: Ryan Fleury at rfleury@barackobama.com https://my.barackobama.com/September17CambridgeReception Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Artists for Obama 5:00-7:00 pm The Home of Diane Denk, Kennebunk, ME RSVP: rogdi@roadrunner.comContinue reading »

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Watch as President Clinton Highlights the Clear Choice between President Obama’s Plan to Grow Our Economy from the Middle Class Out and Romney-Ryan’s Failed Top-Down Vision

   Obama for America released a new ad today that features President Clinton talking about the clear choice in this election. While President Obama is creating an economy built to last and built from the middle class out, Romney and Ryan would take us back to the same policies that crashed our economy and devastated … Continue reading »

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WELFARE REFORM: New Romney Ad Dishonestly Attacks President Obama’s Long Record of Making Sure Work Is Part of Welfare

 Mitt Romney’s latest ad is dishonestly attacking the President’s support for welfare-to-work requirements. President Obama has a long record of making sure work is part of welfare, and his waivers require states to strengthen work requirements by 20 percent. Romney wanted to go further and allow waivers of time limits, which would undercut the central … Continue reading »

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Congressman Ryan is an Articulate Spokesman for Mitt Romney’s Top-Down Economic Vision, Which President Obama Fundamentally Disagrees With

   Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan believe in a top-down economy, the same formula that crashed our economy and devastated the middle class. President Obama believes we need an economy built to last and built from the middle class out, not the top down.  ·         President Obama is welcoming Congressman Paul Ryan to the race … Continue reading »

Events

Updated Events Calendar

——————————————————- May 14, 2012 Roundtable with The Honorable Arne Duncan Location: The Office of Goodwin Procter, Boston, MA $1,000 Host Committee $500 Friend $250 Activist https://my.barackobama.com/May14BostonReception Dinner with The Honorable Arne Duncan Hosted by Charlie Ledley and Chris Gabrieli Boston, MA $10,000 per person $30,800 Host raise/write Contact: Ryan Fleury at rfleury@barackobama.com May 17, 2012 … Continue reading »