President Obama urges Congress to act now on an economic 'to-do' list

Acknowledging the economic difficulties America has gone through, this week President Obama urges Congress to act on a common-sense "to-do" list that he says will "help create jobs and restore some of the financial security that so many families have lost." But:

... the other side isn't so optimistic. They think all we can do is cut taxes ' especially for the wealthiest Americans ' and go back to letting banks and corporations write their own rules again.  That's their plan.

But I think they're wrong. We tried their ideas for nearly a decade, and it didn't work out so well. We can't go back to the same policies that got us into this mess. We've got to move forward.

And to move forward, the president calls on Congress to "stop giving tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas," to help responsible homeowners refinance their mortgages, to help small businesses by "giving them a tax break for hiring more workers and paying them higher wages," to extend tax credits to clean energy companies and to create a Veterans Jobs Corps.

So that's Congress's 'To-Do' List. But now we need them to start crossing things off. I need you to call your Members of Congress, write an email, tweet, and let them know we can't afford to wait any longer to get things done. Tell them now is the time to take steps we know will grow our economy and create jobs.

So, you know the drill: call or email your representatives and tell them to get busy!

Complete transcript below the fold.