New York State Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox released a statement today in response to President Barack Obama's visit to the GE plant in Schenectady, in which he said the president put on a publicity stunt.
Cox alleges that the president has no reason to take any credit for the GE deal with India that served as the backdrop for the visit. "It wasn't President Obama's deal. GE's record of innovation, its quality products and American workers made this deal possible," said Cox.
Additionally, the chairman said that reckless spending, regulations and photo ops don't create jobs.
He also lambasted the president for not mentioning the extension of the Bush-era tax cuts (because obviously this was the right time to do that?).
Regarding the new Jobs Council that the president created, which will be led by GE CEO and Chairman Jeff Immelt, Cox said it was just like all the other commissions the president had created.
"This commission, like the more than a dozen other councils and commissions he has created during his administration, is a publicity stunt meant to divert attention from his lavish spending policies and a failure to create an environment where businesses can grow."
On the whole, this statement from Cox seems to have the timeliness and meaning of Sarah Palin's erratic webcast last Wednesday.
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Friday, January 21, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
It's....General Electric
A white house official has confirmed that President Obama will travel to Schenectady, New York, Tuesday to visit the birthplace of General Electric.
The president will tour the Schenectady facility with GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt, and then make remarks on the importance of growing the economy and making America more competitive by investing in jobs, innovation and clean energy.
The GE plant in Schenectady is a direct beneficiary of GE's power turbine deal with India announced during the President's trip last November. The site is the home to GE's largest energy division, including steam turbines, generators, wind and solar, and the future home of GE's advanced battery manufacturing facility.
During his trip to India, the president made remarks about the importance of working with the fastest growing economies in the world to promote American business interests.
"So often when we talk about trade and commercial relationships, the question is who’s winning and who’s losing," said the president in Novemeber. "This is a classic situation in which we can all win."
President Obama then outlined a working relationship between General Electric and the India based company, Reliance.
Rep. Paul Tonko, D-Amsterdam, said he was thrilled that the president was visiting General Electric, which he characterized as the leader in clean energy and nanotechnology.
"General Electric is the cornerstone of our fast growing high technology industry here in the Capital Region," said Tonko. "It was recently named the third fastest growing high-tech job market in the country. This was the basis for the discussions I had with the President during his visit to Hudson Valley Community College in September of 2009.
“As the birthplace of an industrial and innovation revolution a century ago, General Electric and Schenectady combine to form an ideal backdrop for the President’s visit, and I look forward to again welcoming him to the region.”
The president will tour the Schenectady facility with GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt, and then make remarks on the importance of growing the economy and making America more competitive by investing in jobs, innovation and clean energy.
The GE plant in Schenectady is a direct beneficiary of GE's power turbine deal with India announced during the President's trip last November. The site is the home to GE's largest energy division, including steam turbines, generators, wind and solar, and the future home of GE's advanced battery manufacturing facility.
During his trip to India, the president made remarks about the importance of working with the fastest growing economies in the world to promote American business interests.
"So often when we talk about trade and commercial relationships, the question is who’s winning and who’s losing," said the president in Novemeber. "This is a classic situation in which we can all win."
President Obama then outlined a working relationship between General Electric and the India based company, Reliance.
Rep. Paul Tonko, D-Amsterdam, said he was thrilled that the president was visiting General Electric, which he characterized as the leader in clean energy and nanotechnology.
"General Electric is the cornerstone of our fast growing high technology industry here in the Capital Region," said Tonko. "It was recently named the third fastest growing high-tech job market in the country. This was the basis for the discussions I had with the President during his visit to Hudson Valley Community College in September of 2009.
“As the birthplace of an industrial and innovation revolution a century ago, General Electric and Schenectady combine to form an ideal backdrop for the President’s visit, and I look forward to again welcoming him to the region.”
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