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Obama for America Releases New Television Advertisement: The Choice

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For Immediate Release: Monday, July 23, 2012 Contact: Obama for America Press (312) 985-1198 Obama for America Releases New Television Advertisement: The Choice CHICAGO -- Obama for America released a new television advertisement today titled The Choice. The American people will decide over the next four month between two fundamentally different plans for our country, and OFAs new ad features President Obama laying out the choice of how to grow the economy, create middle-class jobs and pay down the debt. The Presidents plan ensures everyone pays their fair share and still invests in the things we need to create jobs and grow our economy over the long term, like education, energy, and infrastructure. The Choice will air in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Please click HERE to watch the new ad.
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BACKUP ROMNEYS PLAN WOULD CUT TAXES FOR THE WEALTHIEST AMERICANS Under Romneys Plan, The Top 1% Of Households Would Benefit From 39.1% Of The Tax Cuts. [Tax Policy Center, Mitt Romneys Tax Plan By Cash Income Percentile (Baseline: Current Policy), Summary Table, 3/1/12] Under Romneys Plan, Millionaires As A Group Would Receive A Larger Portion Of Romneys Tax Cuts Than Those Making Less Than $100,000. Under Romneys plan, those making more than $1,000,000 a year would receive 31.4% of the tax cuts. Those making anything less than $100,000 a year would only receive 14.2% of his tax cuts. [Tax Policy Center, Mitt Romneys Tax Plan By Cash Income Level (Baseline: Current Policy), Summary Table, 3/1/12] Under Romneys Plan, A Typical Millionaire
President Obama speaking POTUS SYNC: Over the directly to camera. next four months, you have a choice to make. Not just between two political parties, or even two people. Its a choice between two very different plans for our country. Governor Romneys plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top. Roll back regulations on big banks. And he says that if we do, our economy will grow and everyone will benefit. But you know what? We tried that top down approach. Its what caused the mess in the first place. I believe the only way to create an economy built to last
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Family With Kids Would Receive A Tax Cut More Than 4,000 Times Larger Than A Working Family With Kids. Under Romneys plan, the average tax cut for a family with kids making between $40,000 and $50,000 a year would be $56. The average tax cut for a family with kids making more than a million dollars a year would be $233,629. [Tax Policy Center, Mitt Romneys Tax Plan By Cash Income Level (Baseline: Current Policy), Detail Table - Tax Units with Children, 3/1/12] Under Romneys New Tax Cuts, The Top 0.1% Would Receive An Average Tax Cut Nearly 900 Times Larger Than The Middle Class. Under Romneys plan, a typical household in the top 0.1 percent those making more than $2,868,534 would see an average tax cut of $725,716. The typical household in the middle quintile would receive an average tax cut of $810. [Tax Policy Center, Mitt Romneys Tax Plan By Cash Income Percentile (Baseline: Current Policy), Summary Table, 3/1/12] ROMNEY WOULD REPEAL WALL STREET REFORM AND ALLOW WALL STREET TO WRITE ITS OWN RULES AGAIN Romney Pledge To Repeal Dodd-Frank But Has Been Silent On How He Would Prevent Wall Street From Engaging In The Risky Practices That Helped Cause The 2008 Financial Crisis. Republican Mitt Romney is pledging, if he is elected president, to repeal the Dodd-Frank financial regulations, a position favored by donors on Wall Street who have sent millions the candidates way. But he is nearly silent on how - without the regulation - he would prevent Wall Street from once again engaging in the risky practices that helped cause the 2008 financial crisis. [Boston Globe, 5/2/12] ROMNEY IS PUSHING POLICIES THAT LEAD TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS Washington Posts Ezra Klein: Reading Romneys Policies, You Would Never Know That The Nation Is Still Facing High Unemployment Rates Or That It Just Came
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Through The Worst Financial Crisis In A Generation Theres Nothing In His Campaign Platform That Couldnt Have Been In Bushs Platform. In Fact, Most Of It Was. Reading Romneys policies, you would never know that the nation is still facing high unemployment rates or that it just came through the worst financial crisis in a generation. You certainly wouldnt think wed just emerged from a decade in which large tax cuts and financial deregulation led to major economic distress. This is not necessarily the fault of Romneys advisers, who have rethought elements of the Republican Party platform and have taken risks. Mankiw, for instance, has eloquently argued for a tax on carbon emissions and for a looser monetary policy. Hubbard has pushed efforts to encourage mass refinancing. Vin Weber, another Romney adviser, was an advocate of the Bowles-Simpson deficit-reduction plan. But Romney hasnt gone for any of these policies. Theres nothing in his campaign platform that couldnt have been in Bushs platform. In fact, most of it was. [Ezra Klein, Washington Post, 4/30/12] Washington Posts Ezra Klein Column Headline: Romney Campaign Seems To Have Forgotten About Bushs Economic Crises [Ezra Klein, Washington Post, 4/30/12]
ROMNEYS PLANS WOULD MAKE THE ECONOMY WORSE, ACCORDING TO INDEPENDENT ECONOMISTS Washington Post Headline: Economists: Romneys Ideas Wouldnt Fix Short-Term Crisis, And Could Make Things Worse. [Greg Sargent, Washington Post, 6/7/12] Washington Posts Greg Sargent: Two Economists Both Agreed That Romneys Ideas Would Do Little Or Nothing To Fix The Immediate Crisis, And Could In The Short Term Make Things Worse. Mitt Romney frequently faults President Obama for not having any kind of plan to pull us out of our employment
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slump. But would Mitt Romneys ideas help fix the economic crisis? I asked two economists to take a look at that question. Their conclusion: While both said they support some of Romneys long term goals, they both agreed that Romneys ideas would do little or nothing to fix the immediate crisis, and could in the short term make things worse. [Greg Sargent, Washington Post, 6/7/12] Senior Adviser At Moodys Analytics: Romneys Economic Policies Would Do More Harm In The Short Term And Push Us Deeper Into Recession And Make The Recovery Slower. The most direct answer Romney has given to the question of what he would do to fix the near term crisis as opposed to his long-term plan came during an interview on CNBC in the wake of the bad May jobs numbers. Romney offered six suggestions. He said he would tap our energy resources to put a lot of people to work in the energy sector. He said hed repeal Obamacare, which is scaring small businesses from hiring. He said hed balance the budget so people know investing in America is going to yield a return in dollars worth something. He vowed to open up new markets in American trade. He said hed revamp the National Labor Relations Board and lower tax rates on employers, both of which would make it easier to hire people. On net, all of these policies would do more harm in the short term, added Mark Hopkins, a senior adviser at Moodys Analytics. If we implemented all of his policies, it would push us deeper into recession and make the recovery slower. [Greg Sargent, Washington Post, 6/7/12]
o Senior Adviser At Moodys Analytics, On Romneys Plan To Balance The Budget: By Tightening Your Belt You Send The Economy Back Into Recession. The most direct answer Romney has given to
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the question of what he would do to fix the near term crisis as opposed to his long-term plan came during an interview on CNBC in the wake of the bad May jobs numbers. Romney offered six suggestions. He said he would tap our energy resources to put a lot of people to work in the energy sector. I asked each economist to walk through the specifics: * Balancing the budget: [Moodys Analytics senior adviser, Mark] Hopkins: If there is a crisis of confidence in your country, then what you need to do is show youre responsible. But by tightening your belt you send the economy back into recession. You wont see an increase in confidence. Youll see the oppose. [Greg Sargent, Washington Post, 6/7/12]
Chairman Of Macroeconomic Advisers, On Romneys Plan To Balance The Budget: In The Short Run, Fiscal Austerity Slows Growth. The most direct answer Romney has given to the question of what he would do to fix the near term crisis as opposed to his long-term plan came during an interview on CNBC in the wake of the bad May jobs numbers. Romney offered six suggestions. He said he would tap our energy resources to put a lot of people to work in the energy sector. I asked each economist to walk through the specifics: * Balancing the budget: [chairman of Macroeconomic Advisers, Joel] Prakken: In the short run, fiscal austerity slows growth. Im all in favor of a grand bargain that stabilizes the debt to GDP ratio over ten years. But right now is not a good time to apply sharp fiscal austerity. It doesnt seem to me that anyone thinks theres going to be a sovereign debt crisis in the next 10 years. Investors do not see Treasury debt as a dangerous asset. [Greg Sargent, Washington Post, 6/7/12]
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Bloomberg: Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz Said The Election Of Mitt Romney As President In November Would Significantly Raise The Odds Of A Recession Because It Would Herald A Shift To A Much Tighter Budget. [Bloomberg, 6/5/12] Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz: History Shows That The Adoption Of Fiscal Austerity When An Economy Is Weak Can Have Disastrous Consequences, As Happened In The U.S. In 1929 On The Eve Of The Great Depression. Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said the election of Mitt Romney as president in November would significantly raise the odds of a recession because it would herald a shift to a much tighter budgetHistory shows that the adoption of fiscal austerity when an economy is weak can have disastrous consequences, as happened in the U.S. in 1929 on the eve of the Great Depression, Stiglitz told Bloomberg editors and reporters in New York yesterday. Republican candidate Romney risks making that same sort of mistake by backing a plan to slash the budget deficit, he said. [Bloomberg, 6/5/12]
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz: The Romney Plan Is Going To Slow Down The Economy, Worsen The Jobs Deficit And Significantly Increase The Likelihood Of A Recession. Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said the election of Mitt Romney as president in November would significantly raise the odds of a recession because it would herald a shift to a much tighter budget The Romney plan is going to slow down the economy, worsen the jobs deficit and significantly increase the likelihood of a recession, said Stiglitz, who served as
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chairman of President Bill Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers from 1995 to 1997. [Bloomberg, 6/5/12]
President Obama speaking POTUS VO: is to to voters strengthen the middle class. Asking the wealthy to pay a Super: little more The Presidents Plan Strengthen the middle class
PRESIDENT OBAMAS PLAN ENDS THE BUSH TAX CUTS FOR FAMILIES MAKING MORE THAN $250,000 A YEAR AND CLOSES CORPORATE LOOPHOLES President Obama Proposed Eliminating Special Tax Breaks And Loopholes For Oil And Gas Companies And The Very Wealthy, As Well As Ending The Bush Tax Cuts For Families Making More Than $250,000 A Year. In the Budget, I reiterate my opposition to permanently extending the Bush tax cuts for families making more than $250,000 a year and my opposition to a more generous estate tax than we had in 2009 benefiting only the very largest estates. These policies were unfair and unaffordable when they were passed, and they remain so today. I will push for their expiration in the coming year. I also propose to eliminate special tax breaks for oil and gas companies; preferred treatment for the purchase of corporate jets; tax rules that give a larger percentage deduction to the wealthiest two percent than to middle-class families for itemized deductions; and a loophole that allows some of the wealthiest money managers in the country to pay only 15 percent tax on the millions of dollars they earn. And I support tax reform that observes the Buffett Rule that no household making more than $1 million annually should pay a smaller share of its income taxes than middle-class families pay. [FY2013 Budget Message Of The President, February 2012] President Obama Proposed $1.5 Trillion In Tax Revenue From The Very Wealthy And From Closing Some Corporate Tax Breaks, As Well As Reductions In Spending For A Range
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Of Programs. In his budget Mr. Obama again will commit to $4 trillion in deficit reduction over 10 years, including $1.5 trillion in tax revenue from the wealthy and from closing some corporate tax breaks, and reductions in spending for a range of programs, including the military, Medicare, farm subsidies and federal pensions. [New York Times, 2/12/12] President Obama working Super: The Presidents Plan: Pay down our debt so we can pay down our debt in a balanced way. PRESIDENT OBAMA PUT FORTH A BALANCED PLAN TO REDUCE THE DEFICIT AND PAY DOWN THE DEBT The Presidents Budget, Which Incorporates Deficit Reduction Enacted In 2011, Would Cut The Deficit By More Than $4 Trillion Over The Next Decade. That is why in this Budget, the President again has put forward a plan that will, together with the deficit reduction enacted last year, cut the deficit by more than $4 trillion over the next decade. This would put our Nation on the right course toward a level of deficits of below 3 percent of GDP by the end of the decade. [FY2013 Budget, White House Office Of Management And Budget, February 2012] Center On Budget And Policy Priorities: President Obamas Budget Would Stabilize The Debt Over The Coming Decade Through A Balanced Combination Of Spending Cuts And Revenue Increases. If Congress enacted the Obama budget in full and its economic assumptions proved correct, the debt would stabilize over the coming decade although, as the White House acknowledges, policymakers would have to subsequently enact significant further deficit reduction to keep the debt stable in future decades. The budget either achieves or approaches this key fiscal target for the coming decade with several trillion dollars in deficit reduction, through a balanced combination of spending cuts and revenue increases. [Center On Budget And Policy Priorities, 2/16/12] President Obama talking with students Super: The Presidents Plan: Invest in Education So that we can afford to invest The Administration Is Proposing A in education Competitive Grant Program To Support States And Districts That Commit To Pursuing Reforms At Every Stage Of The Teaching Profession. To implement the
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principles of The RESPECT Project, the Administration is proposing a new $5 billion grant program to support states and districts that commit to pursuing bold reforms at every stage of the teaching profession. Under this program, funds would be awarded competitively to states with participating districts, and, in non-participating states, to consortia of districts to prioritize theelements in strengthening and transforming the profession. [Education Blueprint: An Economy Built to Last, White House, Accessed 04/15/12] The Proposal Considers A Broad Range Of Reforms Including Make Teacher Salaries More Competitive And Building Evaluation Systems Based On Multiple Measures, Not Just Test Scores. The Obama Administration's 2013 proposed budget includes a new $5 billion competitive program to challenge states and districts to work with teachers, unions, colleges of education and other stakeholders to comprehensively reform the field of teaching.Details of the program will be developed through budget negotiations with Congress and the competition process itself, but the proposal considers a broad range of reforms: Reforming teacher colleges and making them more selective. Creating new career ladders for teachers. Linking earnings more closely to performance rather than simply longevity or credentials. Compensating teacher for working in challenging learning environments. Making teacher salaries more competitive with other professions. Improving professional development and providing time for collaboration. Providing teachers with greater autonomy in exchange for greater accountability. Building evaluation
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systems based on multiple measures, not just test scores. Reforming tenure to raise the bar, protect good teachers, and promote accountability. [Department of Education, 02/15/12] President Obama Has Proposed That Congress Provide Funds to Double The Number Of Work-Study Opportunities Over The Next Five Years. The President proposes that Congress provide funds to double the number of work-study opportunities over the next five years, so that more students are able to gain valuable work-related experience while in school. [Education Blueprint: An Economy Built to Last, White House, Accessed 04/15/12] President Obama Has Proposed Federal Campus-Based Aid Reform That Rewards Colleges That Set Responsible Tuition Policy, Provide Good Value To Students And Families, Serve Low-Income Students. The Presidents proposed reform of federal campus-based aid aims to reward those colleges that keep tuition from spiraling too high and that provide greater value for students Through modifications to this federal aid program, the Obama Administration would improve the distribution of campus-based financial aid and expand the availability of federal aid available to students by rewarding colleges and universities that succeed in: Setting responsible tuition policy, offering relatively lower net tuition prices and/or restraining tuition growth; providing good value to students and families, offering quality education and training that prepares graduates to obtain employment and repay their loans; serving low-income students, enrolling and graduating relatively higher numbers of Pell eligible students [Education Blueprint: An Economy Built to Last, White House, Accessed 04/15/12] President Obama hugging an auto worker Super: The Presidents Plan: Invest in Manufacturing manufacturing PRESIDENT OBAMAS PLAN INVESTS IN AMERICAN MANUFACTURING President Obama Has Called On Congress To Provide Additional Tax Credits For Advanced Energy Manufacturing. From a White House fact sheet: The Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit provides a 30 percent
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investment credit to manufacturers who invest in capital equipment to make components for clean energy projects in the U.S., working in tandem with the Production Tax Credit to create jobs and help reduce our dependence on foreign oil and secure a clean energy future for the United States. [White House Fact Sheet, 5/22/12] The Presidents FY2013 Budget Included Incentives For Expanding Manufacturing And Insourcing Jobs In America. A summary table of tax incentives in the Presidents FY2013 budget reads, Incentives for expanding manufacturing and insourcing jobs in America: Provide tax incentives for locating jobs and business activity in the United States and remove tax deductions for shipping jobs overseas. Provide new Manufacturing Communities tax credit. Target the domestic production activities deduction to domestic manufacturing activities and double the deduction for advanced manufacturing activities. Enhance and make permanent the research and experimentation tax credit. Provide a tax credit for the production of advanced technology vehicles. Provide a tax credit for medium- and heavy-duty alternative-fuel commercial vehicles. [FY2013 Budget Of The United States Government, White House Office Of Management And Budget, February 2012] President Obama with solar panels Super: The Presidents Plan: Invest in American Energy and home-grown American energy. PRESIDENT OBAMA IS CALLING ON CONGRESS TO SUPPORT AMERICAN JOBS BY PASSING TAX CREDITS TO ENCOURAGE CLEAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION President Obama Is Calling On Congress To Extend The Production Tax Credit That Spurs Clean Energy Production By Providing A Tax Credit For The Production Of Clean Energy Like Wind. From a White House fact sheet: The Production Tax Credit, which expires at the end of 2012, provides a 2.2 cent per kilowatt hour credit for utility scale wind producers. Congress should act to extend the credit. By extending the PTC benefits for American clean energy producers we can avoid layoffs across the country: The wind industry projects that nearly 30,000 jobs will be lost next year if the PTC
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expires, including direct jobs as well as those in its supply chain. [White House Fact Sheet, 5/22/12] Congressional Research Service: The Production Tax Credit Extended By The Recovery Act Is A Critical Factor In Financing New Wind Farms. Congress provided a three-year extension of the PTC through December 31, 2012, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The PTC provides an inflation-adjusted per kilowatthour (kWh) income tax benefit over the first ten years of a wind projects operations, which in 2010 was 2.2 cents per kWh, and is a critical factor in financing new wind farms. [Congressional Research Service, 9/23/11] The American Wind Energy Association Projects That Extending The Production Tax Credit Will Allow The Wind Industry To Grow To 100,000 Jobs. According to a press release from the American Wind Energy Association: A recent study by Navigant Consulting found that extending the Production Tax Credit for wind energy will allow the industry to grow to 100,000 jobs in just four years, while an expiration would kill 37,000 jobs within a year. [American Wind Energy Association, 4/25/12] President Obama Has Called On Congress Provide Additional Tax Credits For Advanced Energy Manufacturing. From a White House fact sheet: The Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit provides a 30 percent investment credit to manufacturers who invest in capital equipment to make components for clean energy projects in the U.S., working in tandem with the Production Tax Credit to create jobs and help reduce our dependence on foreign oil and secure a clean energy future for the United States. [White House Fact Sheet, 5/22/12] The Recovery Act Provided Clean
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Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits For 183 Facilities In 43 States. According to a White House fact sheet: In order to foster investment and job creation in clean energy manufacturing, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act included a tax credit for investments in manufacturing facilities for clean energy technologies. The Section 48C program will provide a 30 percent tax credit for investments in 183 manufacturing facilities for clean energy products across 43 states. [White House Fact Sheet, 1/8/10] The Recovery Act Funding Was Oversubscribed By A Ratio Of More Than 3 To 1. According to a White House fact sheet: The program is currently capped at $2.3 billion in tax credits and was oversubscribed by a ratio of more than 3 to 1, reflecting a deep pipeline of high quality clean energy manufacturing opportunities in the U.S. These tax credits for clean energy manufacturing will help rebuild domestic manufacturing and bring private capital off the sidelines. [White House Fact Sheet, 1/8/10] UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA, DOMESTIC OIL PRODUCTION IS AT A 14-YEAR HIGH, DOMESTIC NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION IS AT ALL-TIME HIGH, AND DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL IS AT A 16-YEAR LOW In His State Of The Union Address, President Obama Emphasized The Need For An All-Out, All-Of-The-Above Strategy That Develops Every Available Source Of American Energy. This country needs an all-out, all-ofthe-above strategy that develops every available source of American energy a strategy thats cleaner, cheaper, and full of new jobs. [Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address, 1/24/12] In The First Quarter Of 2012, Domestic Crude Oil Production Is At Its Highest
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Level In 14 Years. Strong growth in U.S. crude oil production since the fourth quarter of 2011 is due mainly to higher output from North Dakota, Texas, and federal leases in the Gulf of Mexico, with total U.S. production during the first quarter of 2012 topping 6 million barrels per day (bbl/d) for the first time in 14 years. [Energy Information Administration, 6/8/12] Domestic Production Of Natural Gas Is At An All-Time High. According to Energy Information Administration data, the United States marketed production of natural gas was 24,169,613 million cubic in 2011, breaking the previous record of 22,647,549 million cubic feet in 1973. [Energy Information Administration, data released 6/29/12] Electricity Production From Wind, Solar, And Geothermal Is Projected To Double By 2012. According to the Energy Information Administrations Annual Energy Outlook 2012 reference case, electricity generation from wind, solar, and geothermal in 2012 is projected to be 158.24 billion kilowatt-hours. According to the Energy Information Administrations Annual Energy Outlook 2011, electricity generation from wind, solar, and geothermal was 72.55 billion kilowatt-hours in 2008. [Calculated from Energy Information Administration data, Annual Energy Outlook 2012; Annual Energy Outlook 2011] In 2011, The United States Relied Less On Foreign Oil Than In It Has In Any Of The Past 16 Years. In 2011, the share of U.S. consumption met by net imports was 44.8 percent, the lowest its been since 1995. [Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, June 2012] PRESIDENT OBAMAS ALL-OFTHE-ABOVE ENERGY STRATEGY INCLUDES INVESTING IN AND
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DEVELOPING CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES President Obama Stated That If We Truly Want To Gain Control Of Our Energy Future We Have To Support Technology To Help Coal Burn Cleaner Than Before. My plan for energy doesnt ignore the vast resources we already have in this country. Were producing more oil than we have in over a decade. But if we truly want to gain control of our energy future, weve got to recognize that pumping more oil isnt enough. We have to encourage the unprecedented boom in American natural gas. We have to provide safe nuclear energy and the technology to help coal burn cleaner than before. We have to become the global leader in renewable energy -- wind and solar, and the next generation of biofuels, in electric cars and energy-efficient buildings. [Remarks by the President on the Economy -- Cleveland, OH, 6/14/12]
EMPLOYMENT IN THE COAL MINING INDUSTRY REACHED A 15-YEAR HIGH IN 2011 In 2011, Employment In The Coal Mining Industry Is Hit Its Highest Level Since 1996. According to data from the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the average number of employees in the coal mining industry was 94,729, the highest average employment since 1996 when there were 96,324 people employed in the coal mining industry. [Mine Safety and Health Administration, Mine Injury and Worktime Quarterly Statistics Coal Data 1993-2010, accessed 4/15/12; Mine Safety and Health Administration, Mine Injury and Worktime, Quarterly, January December 2011, Final] Employment In The Coal Mining Industry In Appalachia Hit Its Highest Level Since 1997. In Appalachia, the 59,059 jobs reported were the most since 1997, according to the MSHA data. In West Virginia, coal employment reached
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its highest level since 1992, with 23,353 jobs, the data shows. [The Charleston Gazette, 11/18/11] Employment In The Coal Mining Industry Has Increased Nearly 3 Percent Since President Obama Took Office. According to data from the Mine Safety and Health Administration, there were 92,568 people employed in the coal mining industry in the first quarter of 2012. In 2008, there were 90,055 people employed in the coal mining industry. [Mine Safety and Health Administration, Mine Injury and Worktime, Quarterly, January December 2008, Final; Mine Safety and Health Administration, Mine Injury and Worktime, Quarterly, January March 2012, Preliminary] President Obama speaking POTUS SYNC: for good directly to camera. middle class jobs. Sometimes politics can seem very small. But the choice you face, it couldnt be bigger. Black card Super: Forward President Obama Super: Read the Presidents Plan: BarackObama.com/plans Disclaimer: Approved by Barack Obama. Paid for By Obama For America. ### POTUS VO: Im Barack Obama and I approve this message.
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