I acted to raise more workers' wages by requiring that workers on new federal contracts earn a fair wage of at least $10.10 an hour-and as long as Republicans in Congress refuse to act, I'll keep working with cities, states, and businesses to give more Americans a raise.
I acted to encourage more pay transparency and strengthen enforcement of equal pay laws, so that more women have the tools they need to earn fair pay. And I'm modernizing regulations to make sure that more Americans who work overtime get the pay that they've earned. I've launched new hubs to help attract more high-tech manufacturing jobs to America-and ordered a reform of job training programs to make sure more Americans can earn the skills that employers need right now. I've brought together business leaders to help us connect more classrooms to high-speed internet, and give more of the long-term unemployed a better shot at finding a job.
Each of these steps will make a difference. You can check out the full list at whitehouse.gov.
But we could do a lot more if Republicans in Congress were less interested in stacking the deck in favor of those at the top, and more interested in growing the economy for everybody. They've now voted more than 50 times to take apart the Affordable Care Act-imagine if they voted 50 times on serious jobs bills.
That's why I'm going to take action on my own wherever I can. To grow our economy from the middle-out, not the top down. To give every American who works hard a chance to get ahead.
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