New Ad Thanks Obama for Putting Jobs First

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.afscmeblog.org/2009/02/18/new-ad-thanks-obama-for-putting-jobs-first/

February 18th, 2009

A new television ad from AFSCME and Americans United for Change hailing the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is now on the air. President Obama’s jobs plan will create 3.5 million jobs and jumpstart the economy in the near and long term by making investments in education, transportation, health care and renewable energy in addition to providing tax relief to 95 percent of Americans.

Passage of the plan by wide margins in both the House and Senate represents a repudiation of the failed trickle-down economic policies of the past eight years which created the current economic crisis. The ad was produced shortly after President Obama signed the jobs and recovery plan into law in Denver and will run on national cable and in the Washington, DC market through the end of the week.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX4RLuS46Fw&eurl=http://www.afscmeblog.org/2009/02/18/new-ad-thanks-obama-for-putting-jobs-first/

AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee noted that AFSCME sounded the alarm for assistance to state and local governments more than a year ago. He praised President Obama and Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill for crafting a bill that will “go a long way toward helping states, counties and cities provide the vital services that the public relies on in times of crisis.”

Brad Woodhouse, President of Americans United for Change, explains that the “Recovery” ad celebrates a major victory for the American people as we face the worst economic crisis in the generation:

“Passage of the Obama jobs plan will not only play a critical role in turning our economy around and getting people back to work, it represents a transformational and historic moment for our country. This achievement represents a dramatic shift away from the failed trickle down economic policies of the past to a new approach that builds our economy from the bottom up by investing in people and communities. As a result of the leadership of President Obama and Congressional Democrats, our country has taken a major step on the road to recovery.”

Read more on the ad from the New York Times (http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/pro-stimulus-groups-unveil-new-television-ad/) Caucus blog and Daily Kos (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/2/18/11252/8539/935/698763).