National Journal, January 20, 2012 - 

 

"President Obama will offer “concrete ideas”—with a focus on high-tech manufacturing—about how the country’s economy should be structured in Tuesday’s State of the Union address, White House senior adviser David Plouffe told the U.S. Conference of Mayors on Friday.
 

"The president will offer 'a blueprint, if you will, for how to build an America that’s built to last, that’s here to last—not a short-term economic moment built on bubbles or financial instruments,' Plouffe said. 

 

"...Plouffe mentioned a few other areas ripe for discussion. “We can work on education. Maybe even do something on immigration reform,” he said. That comment, which sounded almost off-the-cuff, could signal the most basic challenge from the White House to Congress: Both immigration and education overhaul at one time had significant support among Republicans and Democrats. They have since descended into partisan squabbles. If policymakers could come together even a little bit on such issues, maybe the dissatisfaction among U.S. citizens wouldn’t be so palpable."

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