American Jobs Act: President Obama Addresses Congress, September 8, 2011 (Updated Video/Text)

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- September 8, 2011 – 7:09 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, and fellow Americans:

Tonight we meet at an urgent time for our country. We continue to face an economic crisis that has left millions of our neighbors jobless, and a political crisis that’s made things worse. 

This past week, reporters have been asking, "What will this speech mean for the President? What will it mean for…