Tag: Jobs

Gina McCarthy is all but certain to be confirmed by the Senate after 15 Republicans joined 54 Democrats and Independents in voting to block further filibuster of her nomination. (AP/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

New EPA chief: ‘Stop talking about environmental regulations killing jobs’

Joel Gehrke · July 31, 2013 4:00 am

Obama’s latest ‘grand bargain’ not meant for Republicans

Brian Hughes · July 30, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama will call for a lowering of the corporate tax rate in exchange for heightened government investments in infrastructure, manufacturing and education. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama to call for corporate tax cuts in exchange for spending on jobs

Brian Hughes · July 30, 2013 4:00 am

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's news conference is on a television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The Federal Reserve offered a hint Wednesday that it's moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program, which is intended to keep long-term interest rates at record lows. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The week ahead in economics: US gets richer, Fed meets, and jobs

Joseph Lawler · July 29, 2013 4:00 am

Obama says Keystone pipeline won’t create many jobs

Brian Hughes · July 28, 2013 4:00 am

The Obama Economy Tour

Irwin M. Stelzer · July 26, 2013 11:00 pm

Sequestration has caused furloughs for almost 800,000 civilian employees at the Defense Department, but âfunding for the Pentagonâs environmental initiatives is largely shieldedâ from the spending cuts. (AP/Matt Rourke)

Beltway Confidential

DOD: Environmental funding ‘largely shielded’ from sequestration

Joel Gehrke · July 26, 2013 4:00 am

Obama jobs tour, Day 2: Infrastructure spending

Brian Hughes · July 25, 2013 4:00 am

Government workers, supporting union members and activists protest against the across-the-board federal spending cuts called sequestration. Ending the across-the-board spending cuts mandated by the 2011 congressional debt ceiling deal would increase employment by nearly 1 million jobs by next year. (AP/Matt Rourke)

Congressional Budget Office: Canceling sequestration would create 900,000 jobs

Joseph Lawler · July 25, 2013 4:00 am

Obama: ‘We’ve Come a Long Way Since I First Took Office. As a Country, We’re Older and We’re Wiser.’

Obama: ‘We’ve Come a Long Way Since I First Took Office. As a Country, We’re Older and We’re Wiser.’

Daniel Halper · July 24, 2013 4:11 pm

Obama ‘Pivots’ for 19th Time

Obama ‘Pivots’ for 19th Time

Daniel Halper · July 24, 2013 12:27 pm

EMERYVILLE, CA - JULY 17: Karen Dawal passes out information to job seekers during the East Bay's HIREvent on July 17, 2013 in Emeryville, California. Dozens of job seekers attended the East Bay's HIREvent where several employers were recruiting for a variety of public and private-sector jobs. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The economic story remains the same for Obama’s latest jobs pivot

Joseph Lawler · July 24, 2013 4:00 am