U.S. President Barack Obama has urged Congress to pass an extension of the transportation Bill to prevent nearly one million workers from losing their jobs. During his weekly address, President Obama on Saturday said, if Congress does not act by the end of September, funding for road and bridge projects will end, costing workers their jobs.He said, everyone needs to put their differences aside and do the right thing for the economy. Mr. Obama will introduce a plan to stimulate the national economy and create jobs in a speech before a joint session of Congress next Thursday..
News On AIR | September 3, 2011 7:00 PM
Obama urges congress to pass extension of Transportation Bill