Obama Credits His 20 Executive Actions in 2014 for April Job Growth; More Coming

Hi everybody My number ░░░░░░░░ priority as President is ░░░░░░░░ whatever I can to ░░░░░░░░ more jobs and opportunity ░░░░░░░░ hardworking families And yesterday ░░░░░░░░ learned that businesses added ░░░░░░░░ 000 jobs last month ░░░░░░░░ told our businesses have ░░░░░░░░ created 9 2 million ░░░░░░░░ jobs over 50 consecutive ░░░░░░░░ of job growth But ░░░░░░░░ need to keep going ░░░░░░░░ create more good jobs ░░░░░░░░ give middle class families ░░░░░░░░ sense of security And ░░░░░░░░ want to work with ░░░░░░░░ to do it But ░░░░░░░░ far this year Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Congress have blocked or ░░░░░░░░ down every serious idea ░░░░░░░░ create jobs and strengthen ░░░░░░░░ middle class They ve ░░░░░░░░ no to raising the ░░░░░░░░ wage no to equal ░░░░░░░░ for equal work and ░░░░░░░░ to restoring the unemployment ░░░░░░░░ they let expire for ░░░░░░░░ than two million Americans ░░░░░░░░ for a new job ░░░░░░░░ s not what we ░░░░░░░░ right now Not when ░░░░░░░░ are still too many ░░░░░░░░ out of work and ░░░░░░░░ many families working harder ░░░░░░░░ ever just to get ░░░░░░░░ That s why in ░░░░░░░░ State of the Union ░░░░░░░░ I said that in ░░░░░░░░ Year of Action whenever ░░░░░░░░ can act on my ░░░░░░░░ to create jobs and ░░░░░░░░ opportunity for more Americans ░░░░░░░░ will And since January ░░░░░░░░ ve taken more than ░░░░░░░░ executive actions to do ░░░░░░░░ that I acted to ░░░░░░░░ more workers wages by ░░░░░░░░ that workers on new ░░░░░░░░ contracts earn a fair ░░░░░░░░ of at least 10 ░░░░░░░░ an hour and as ░░░░░░░░ as Republicans in Congress ░░░░░░░░ to act I ll ░░░░░░░░ working with cities states ░░░░░░░░ businesses to give more ░░░░░░░░ a raise I acted ░░░░░░░░ encourage more pay transparency ░░░░░░░░ strengthen enforcement of equal ░░░░░░░░ laws so that more ░░░░░░░░ have the tools they ░░░░░░░░ to earn fair pay ░░░░░░░░ I m modernizing regulations ░░░░░░░░ make sure that more ░░░░░░░░ who work overtime get ░░░░░░░░ pay that they ve ░░░░░░░░ I ve launched new ░░░░░░░░ to help attract more ░░░░░░░░ tech manufacturing jobs to ░░░░░░░░ and ordered a reform ░░░░░░░░ job training programs to ░░░░░░░░ sure more Americans can ░░░░░░░░ the skills that employers ░░░░░░░░ right now I ve ░░░░░░░░ together business leaders to ░░░░░░░░ us connect more classrooms ░░░░░░░░ high speed internet and ░░░░░░░░ more of the long ░░░░░░░░ unemployed a better shot ░░░░░░░░ finding a job Each ░░░░░░░░ these steps will make ░░░░░░░░ difference You can check ░░░░░░░░ the full list at ░░░░░░░░ gov But we could ░░░░░░░░ a lot more if ░░░░░░░░ in Congress were less ░░░░░░░░ in stacking the deck ░░░░░░░░ favor of those at ░░░░░░░░ top and more interested ░░░░░░░░ growing the economy for ░░░░░░░░ They ve now voted ░░░░░░░░ than 50 times to ░░░░░░░░ apart the Affordable Care ░░░░░░░░ imagine if they voted ░░░░░░░░ times on serious jobs ░░░░░░░░ That s why I ░░░░░░░░ going to take action ░░░░░░░░ my own wherever I ░░░░░░░░ To grow our economy ░░░░░░░░ the middle out not ░░░░░░░░ top down To give ░░░░░░░░ American who works hard ░░░░░░░░ chance to get ahead ░░░░░░░░ s what this Year ░░░░░░░░ Action is all about ░░░░░░░░ that s what I ░░░░░░░░ going to keep fighting ░░░░░░░░ Thanks and have a ░░░░░░░░ weekend.