美国总统奥巴马继续他在美国中西部地区的巴士旅程，阐述他的经济政策。与此同时，他反驳针对他没有足够努力刺激经济、解决高失业问题的批评。奥巴马定于星期二参加爱奥华州的乡村经济论坛，一天前，他在该州和明尼苏达州对居民们发表了演讲。总统星期一说，他计划在议员们下个月回到国会后，向国会提交一份提振美国疲弱经济的计划。奥巴马呼吁国会延长对工资税的削减，对贸易法案采取行动，并通过措施创造建筑业的就业机会。
爱奥华最近几天一直是一个政治焦点。星期六的投票展示了该州选民对明年选举中共和党各位总统候选人的喜爱程度。共和党人说，奥巴马在恢复疲软经济方面几乎毫无作为，并批评他使美国的赤字膨胀。
President Barack Obama is continuing a bus tour of the U.S. Midwest to explain his economic policy, as he pushes back against criticism that he is not doing enough to spur the economy and address high unemployment.Mr. Obama is set to attend a rural economic forum Tuesday in the state of Iowa, a day after speaking with residents there and in the state of Minnesota.The president said Monday he plans to present Congress with a plan to boost the nation’s ailing economy when lawmakers return to work next month. Mr. Obama has called for Congress to extend payroll tax cuts, act on trade bills and pass measures to create construction jobs.
Iowa has been a political focus in recent days, following a Saturday poll that showed the state’s favorites among Republican presidential candidates for next year’s election.Republicans say Mr. Obama is doing little to pump life into the ailing U.S. economy, and have criticized him for ballooning U.S. deficits.