Speech tones and proposal analyzed by Wash. Post columnist Chris "The Fix" Cillizza
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President Obama delivered a forceful call to action in a speech on jobs tonight to Congress, repeatedly employing rhetoric that sounded like the early stages of his 2012 campaign stump speech.
Many of the proposals in Obama’s $447 billion jobs plan had been previewed before he stepped in front of a joint session of Congress around 7 pm eastern time. But his aggressive tone was something new — and unexpected.
“I am sending Congress a plan that you should pass right away,” Obama urged at the start of the address. It was a sign of things to come as he time and again called on Congress to “pass this bill...right away.”
At the speech’s conclusion, Obama issued a clear warning to those who would stand in the way of the bill; “You should pass it,” he said. “And I intend to take that message to every corner of this country.”
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