White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley said President Obama will deliver an “innovative” jobs proposal in his Thursday night speech to a joint session of Congress.
Appearing Thursday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Daley told George Stephanopoulos:
“Tonight the president will propose an American Jobs Act. It is an innovative way to create jobs now, get money in the hands of people, get small businesses stronger, cause economic growth — if Congress will act and act now and it will be fully paid for.”
Daley said this plan differs from past ideas because it will include policies “that can be done.”
He told Stephanopoulos he is optimistic that the jobs proposal will pass in Congress, saying many of the ideas included in the plan have had bipartisan support in the past.
Daley criticized GOP presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s jobs plan, saying Romney’s predicted job-creation numbers should be assessed by economists and experts, not politicians.
Romney released his jobs plan in a speech Tuesday.
