On this weekly radio address to the nation, President Obama urged Republicans in the House of Representatives to act on his proposal to protect middle class families and small businesses from being hit with a big tax hike next year.  Everyone says they agree that we should extend the tax cuts for the middle class and the Senate already passed the President’s plan to prevent a typical family from seeing a tax increase of $2,200, but Republicans in Congress are holding these tax cuts hostage until we extend tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.

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“This week, the Senate passed a plan that I proposed a few weeks ago to protect middle class Americans and virtually every small business owner from getting hit with a big tax hike next year – a tax hike of $2,200 for the typical family.

Now it comes down to this: If 218 Members of the House vote the right way, 98% of American families and 97% of small business owners will have the certainty of knowing that that their income taxes will not go up next year.

That certainty means something to a middle class family who’s already stretched the budget as far as it can go.  It means something to a small business owner who’s trying to plan ahead.  That’s security at a time when folks could use some.

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This week on American Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with Bryan Riley, Senior Policy Analyst for Foreign Trade Policy at the Heritage Foundation about the practice of outsourcing; Andy Roth of the Club for Growth has the Real Story on what is happening as the federal budget deadline draws near; Adam Tragone and John Gizzi of Human Events have an Off the Cuff discussion about the impact of Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson’s bid for the presidency; And, Dr. Paul Kengor from the Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College has an American Radio Journal commentary on how President Barack Obama developed his policy agenda.

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The Lincoln Institute accepts no government money and is completely funded by philanthropic grant making foundations, corporations, and individuals.

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White House Week in Review

This week, the President addressed the nation on the tragedy in Colorado and made Aurora his first stop on a four day trip out West, then continued to Reno to address the VFW, and to New Orleans to speak at the National Urban League.  Back in Washington DC, Dr. Biden announced a major Joining Forces initiative for social workers, the President signed an Executive Order on Education, and hosted a reception at the White House to honor the International AIDS Conference taking place in Washington DC.

On this weekly radio address to the nation, President Obama called on Congress to act now to extend tax cuts for the 98% of Americans making less than $250,000 for another year.  If Congress fails to act, taxes will go up on January 1^st and will be a blow to millions of middle class families and to our economy.  Both parties agree on extending the tax cuts for the middle class, and the President believes it’s time for Congress to act so that we can give the middle class and our small businesses the certainty they need as we work to create an economy that is built to last.

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“Over the past couple weeks I’ve been talking with folks across the country about how we’re going to rebuild an economy where if you work hard, you and your family can get ahead.

And right now, there’s a big debate going on in Washington over two fundamentally different paths we can take as a country to do that.

One path – pushed by Republicans in Congress and their nominee for President – says that the best way to create prosperity is to let it trickle down from the top.  They believe that if we spend trillions more on tax cuts for the wealthy, it’ll somehow create jobs – even if we have to pay for it by gutting education and training and by raising middle-class taxes.

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The Republican Weekly Address was delivered by Senator Rob Portman of Ohio. In the face of 41 straight months of unemployment above 8 percent, President Obama is calling for a tax hike on nearly a million business owners. In the Weekly Republican Address, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) says there’s a better path forward: “The way to an American economic comeback, the way to help those out of work today find a paycheck, is to unleash the forces of job creation in America.”

“I’m Rob Portman, a United States Senator from Ohio.

This week, 13 million Americans won’t go to work, not because they’re on vacation, but because they can’t find jobs.

As a candidate, Barack Obama promised to help these Americans find work.

And exactly three years ago today, he pledged ‘To get this economy back on its feet.’ He said about the economy, ‘Give it to me.’

Well, America did give it to him. We gave him the ability to turn things around. And three years later, the results are in:

Unemployment is over 8 percent for the longest period since the Great Depression. And it’s actually higher than that because so many Americans are so discouraged — they’ve stopped looking for work.
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White House Week in Review

This week the President signed the MAP-21 Act to extend funding for transportation infrastructure projects and stopped student loan interest rates from doubling. He also urged Congress to cut taxes for the middle class while the White House announced the 2012 Save Award initiative and played host to a Google+ Hangout.

This week on American Radio Journal: Lowman Henry talks with U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) author of the book The Freedom Agenda about restoring the American Dream; Andy Roth of the Club for Growth has a spending scorecard; Adam Tragone, Managing Editor at Human Events has an Off the Cuff talk with reporter Hope Hodge about the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Stolen Valor Act; And, on his American Radio Journal Commentary Dr. Paul Kengor from the Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College says the triumph of ObamaCare fulfills the dreams of the President’s Communist mentor.

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American Radio Journal is produced and distributed by the Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research, Inc. The Lincoln Institute is a 501c3 non-profit educational foundation based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Founded in 1993, the mission of the Lincoln Institute is: “To promote the ideals of free market economics, individual liberty, and limited government through the conduct of public opinion research and related educational programs.”

The Lincoln Institute accepts no government money and is completely funded by philanthropic grant making foundations, corporations, and individuals.

To listen to the broadcast click here.