President Obama to Tout Stimulus in State with Second Highest Unemployment in the Nation

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[release]President Obama travels Thursday to tout the benefits of the stimulus package in Michigan, a state with one of the worst unemployment rates in the country.

Michigan has the second highest unemployment rate in the nation, having held the number one spot for four years, until May when Nevada moved to number one.

This is Obama’s third stop this year to the Great Lakes state and his second visit promoting the stimulus. He’s been to the Midwest more than a dozen times this year with a similar agenda.

President Obama will break grounds for a new lithium-ion battery plant in Holland, Mich., and plans to promote moving the country towards alternative energy.

Republican congressman and gubernatorial candidate Pete Hoekstra welcomes the president's visit in a video release while expressing concerns of government largesse, “If you take a look around, you will see companies that were built by individuals and families. They have never received a government stimulus package."

Hoekstra will attend the ceremony, but voted along party lines against the Recovery Act that's responsible for producing the green collars jobs in his district.

Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said at Wednesday’s White House briefing that the visit was in part a “roll call” on the vote. “These are businesses that are expanding and being created as a result of the tough votes that were taken on the stimulus. So you'll have a roll call of who thought this was a good idea and who thought this was a bad idea,” Gibbs said.

The administration believes that this new industry will spur America's innovation, reduce the U.S.' dependence on foreign oil, create a new economy and jobs for the future.

The White House hopes that by 2015 the US will produce 40% of the global market for lithium batteries; currently Asia commands a 98% foothold.

Thursday's ceremony for Korean company LG Chem is a $303 million project, half financed by the federal government's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Michigan receives $1 billion, the biggest share of the $2.4 billion Department of Energy grants designated for advanced battery components for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

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[Saxon]

yay for new batteries I guess

[wonkadonk]

i think fox news is ran by people who have discussions with eachother along the lines of "HEY I BETCHYA I CAN SPIN THIS ARTICLE TO MAKE OUR STUPID VIEWERS THINK THIS!" "AHAHAHA BOB I CANT BELIEVE THEY FELL FOR THAT ONE!"