President Obama Holding Events In Orlando, FL And Leesburg, VA On Thursday, August 2, 2012

PRESIDENT OBAMA TO LAY OUT VISION TO RESTORE MIDDLE-CLASS ECONOMIC SECURITY IN ORLANDO, FL AND LEESBURG, VA

CHICAGO- On Thursday, August 2, President Obama will travel to Orlando, FL and Leesburg, VA where he will discuss the choice in this election between two fundamentally different visions of how to grow the economy, create middle-class jobs and pay down the debt.  The President believes the only way to create an economy built to last is to build it from the middle out, not the top down.  He will discuss his plan to restore middle-class security by paying down our debt in a balanced way that ensures everyone pays their fair share and still invests in the things we need to create jobs and grow our economy over the long term, like education, energy, innovation, and infrastructure.

The President will also repeat his call for Congress to act now to give middle-class families some certainty by preventing a scheduled tax increase on 98 percent of Americans, including families across Florida and Virginia.  President Obama has already cut taxes for a typical Florida family by $3,400 over four years and a typical Virginia family by $4,000 over four years.   This has helped families in both states afford to send their children to college, buy their first home, pay for health care and child care. The centerpiece of Mitt Romney’s economic plan is a proposal to provide $5 trillion in additional tax breaks weighted toward the wealthy.  Independent estimates find that Romney’s plan would cut taxes for millionaires by 25 percent, even as it raises taxes on at least 18 million hardworking families.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2:

Grassroots Event in Orlando, FL

Estimated Event Time: 2:40PM EDT

Where:          

Harold and Ted Alfond Sports Center
Rollins College                                   
1000 Holt Ave
Winter Park, FL 32789

Grassroots Event in Leesburg, VA

Estimated Event Time: 7:40PM EDT

Where:        

Loudoun County High School
415 Dry Mill Road, SW
Leesburg, Virginia 20175