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    PRESIDENT OBAMAS PLAN TO CREATE JOBS NOW

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    The American Jobs Act President Obamas Plan to Create Jobs Now

    . TAX CUTS TO HELP AMERICAS SMALL BUSINESSES HIRE AND GROW

    Cutting the payroll tax cut in half for 98 percent of businesses:

    A complete payroll tax holiday for added workers or increased wages:

    Extending 100% expensing into 2012:

    Reforms and regulatory reductions to help entrepreneurs and small businesses access capital.

    . PUTTING WORKERS BACK ON THE JOB WHILE REBUILDING AND MODERNIZING AMERICA

    A Returning Heroes hiring tax credit for veterans:

    Preventing up to 280,000 teacher layos, while keeping cops and firefighters on the job.

    Immediate investments in infrastructure and a bipartisan National Infrastructure Bank

    A New Project Rebuild

    Expanding access to high-speed wireless

    . PATHWAYS BACK TO WORK FOR AMERICANS LOOKING FOR JOBS

    The most innovative reform to the unemployment insurance program in 40 years:

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    The American Jobs Act President Obamas Plan to Create Jobs Now

    A $4,000 tax credit to employers

    Prohibiting employers from discriminating against unemployed workers when hiring

    Expanding job opportunities for low-income youth and adults

    . TAX RELIEF FOR EVERY AMERICAN WORKER AND FAMILY

    Cutting payroll taxes in half for 160 million workers next year:

    Allowing more Americans to refinance their mortgages

    . FULLY PAID FOR AS PART OF THE PRESIDENTS LONGTERM DEFICIT REDUCTION PLAN.

    To ensure that the American Jobs Act is fully paid for