Obama To Take GOP To Task On Economy, Tax Cuts The Associated Press reports on President Obama’s upcoming press conference today: “Striving to gain the upper hand on a crucial political issue, President Barack Obama is faulting Republicans for refusing to help him turn around the sluggish economy or support some proposed new tax breaks for businesses that the GOP has backed in the past. Obama has argued that case many times recently. But on Friday he takes it to an audience of millions, including many who will vote in November’s decisive congressional elections, during a nationally televised news conference from the White House East Room.”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=121469