Rural Bus Tour 2011
Background on the Bus Tour
From August 15-18, President Obama traveled through the Midwest, meeting with Americans in rural towns and communities in Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois. The purpose of his trip, dubbed the Economic Rural Tour 2011, was to talk to people from different walks of life about what is happening in our country right now. The President was there to talk, but also to listen.
And in town halls, county fairs and an economic forum, Americans shared their hopes for the future and their concerns about the economy and what it means for their businesses and their families. At the end of his trip, the President told a crowd of 250 people gathered for a town hall meeting on a farm in Alpha, Ill that he will soon be putting out new proposals designed to put people back to work right away. He said that some of the plans will cost money, and that we will pay for them by doing more on deficit reduction than is required by the Budget Control Act he signed earlier this month.
Schedule
These events were were broadcast live at whitehouse.gov/live. You can watch them now by clicking on the links below:
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Monday, August 15, 2011
1:05 pm EDT -- Town Hall at Lower Hannah's Bend Park, Cannon Falls, MN
6:15 pm EDT -- Town Hall at Seed Savers Exchange, Decorah, Iowa -
Tuesday August 16, 2011
12:50 pm EDT -- Opening Remarks at White House Rural Economic Forum, Peosta, Iowa
3:30 pm EDT -- Closing Remarks at White House Rural Economic Forum, Peosta, Iowa -
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
12:30 pm EDT -- Townhall at Wyffels Hybrids Atkinson Production Facility, Atkinson, IL
4:30 pm EDT -- Townhall at Country Corner Farm, Alpha, IL
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