Subject: Weekly Address: Making Your Voice Heard on the American Jobs Act
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Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:51:54 -0500

The White House Your Daily Snapshot for
Saturday, October 8, 2011 

Weekly Address: Making Your Voice Heard on the American Jobs Act

President Obama urges Congress to pass the American Jobs Act [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/jobsact?utm_source=100811&utm_medium=intro&utm_campaign=daily ] to put more people to work, put more money in the pockets of working Americans and give the economy the jolt it needs right now.

Watch the video [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/01/weekly-address-fighting-american-jobs-act?utm_source=100811&utm_medium=intro&utm_campaign=daily ].

 [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/08/weekly-address-making-your-voice-heard-american-jobs-act?utm_source=100811&utm_medium=photo&utm_campaign=daily ]

Weekly Wrap Up

Here's what happened this week on Whitehouse.gov:**

*Equality for All Americans*  President Obama spoke at the 15th Annual Human Rights Campaign National Dinner [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/02/president-obama-human-rights-campaigns-15th-annual-national-dinner?utm_source=100811&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ] at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., stressing his continuing commitment to the cause of equality for all Americans. He also talked about the most recent progress made for human rights, the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

*Putting America Back to Work *President Obama held a press conference in the East Room [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/06/president-obama-our-economy-really-needs-jolt-right-now?utm_source=100811&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ] to discuss the American Jobs Act [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/jobsact?utm_source=100811&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ], which would put thousands of teachers back to work, rebuild our nation’s old and broken infrastructure and provide tax cuts that will benefit hard-working Americans. He also traveled to Texas to meet with students and teachers at Eastfield College [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/04/president-obama-american-jobs-act-will-prevent-280000-teachers-losing-their-jobs?utm_source=100811&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ] in Mesquite, where he explained how the Jobs Act will prevent up to 280,000 teachers from losing their jobs. The President met with the members of his cabinet [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/03/president-obama-meets-cabinet-discuss-job-creation?utm_source=100811&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ] to emphasize the importance of  all agencies doing everything possible to help pass the American Jobs Act and put thousands of people back to work.

*Fall Harvest *Students from two local elementary schools joined First Lady Michelle Obama for the 3rd Annual Fall Harvest [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/05/white-house-kitchen-garden-fall-harvest-and-grilled-garden-pizza?utm_source=100811&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ] of the White House kitchen garden. Mrs. Obama designed the garden as a way to connect children with the food they eat — an essential component to her Let’s Move! initiative. The students joined Mrs. Obama for grilled garden pizzas made from the produce they picked.

*Girl Power *The president hosted the three winners of the first Google Global Science Fair [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2011/10/07/white-house-google-global-science-fair-winners?utm_source=100811&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ]. The impressive young women—all American high school students — made remarkable scientific discoveries and beat out over 10,000 students from 91 countries.

*Fun on the Field *It was a week of celebrating athletic achievements as several major sports figures visited the White House, including the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team, who participated in a Let’s Move soccer clinic [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/07/soccer-south-lawn-us-womens-national-team?utm_source=100811&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ], the Texas A&M  women’s basketball team [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/06/president-obama-welcomes-texas-am-university-women-s-basketball-team?utm_source=100811&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ], who won  the 2011 NCAA championship and the 1985 Chicago Bears, who were recognized 25 years after winning the Super Bowl. 

*Pretty in Pink *In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/10/03/reaffirming-our-commitment-fighting-and-preventing-breast-cancer?utm_source=100811&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ], the White House illuminated the exterior of the White House in a glowing pink. Actress Jennifer Aniston, who recently directed a new Lifetime Original movie exploring a family affected by breast cancer, joined Dr. Jill Biden, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and a group of breast cancer survivors to discuss lessons learned from those who have been treated for breast cancer.

*West Wing Week:* Check out your video guide [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/09/30/west-wing-week-93011-or-set-your-sights-high?utm_source=100811&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ] to everything that happened at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. 

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