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**Ygxejxox** · 09-01-2011, 04:31 AM

LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics...,6418040.story

The White House acceded to House Speaker John A. Boehner's request that President Obama address a joint session of Congress next Thursday, ending a brief scheduling skirmish that presages a larger policy fight over boosting job creation.

In a statement Wednesday evening, White House spokesmanJay Carney said Obama "is focused on the urgent need to create jobs and grow our economy, so he welcomes the opportunity to address a joint session of Congress" on Sept. 8.

Obama initially requested to make the speech on Sept. 7, at a time when the Republican presidential hopefuls were scheduled to debate at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. The White House said the timing was coincidental; by then, both chambers were to be back in session after the August recess. GOP leaders were suspicious.

09-01-2011, 04:31 AM	#3
Ygxejxox Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 483 Senior Member	LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics...,6418040.story The White House acceded to House Speaker John A. Boehner's request that President Obama address a joint session of Congress next Thursday, ending a brief scheduling skirmish that presages a larger policy fight over boosting job creation. In a statement Wednesday evening, White House spokesmanJay Carney said Obama "is focused on the urgent need to create jobs and grow our economy, so he welcomes the opportunity to address a joint session of Congress" on Sept. 8. Obama initially requested to make the speech on Sept. 7, at a time when the Republican presidential hopefuls were scheduled to debate at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. The White House said the timing was coincidental; by then, both chambers were to be back in session after the August recess. GOP leaders were suspicious.
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