<p>Rep. Jeff Landry, R-La., holds a sign during a speech by President Barack Obama to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p>
September 9, 2011
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September 9, 2011 9 p.m.
Stalled hiring needs a jolt
Cut taxes, Obama tells Congress in $450B jobs plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attacking a deepening jobs crisis, President Barack Obama challenged a reluctant Congress Thursday night to urgently pass a larger-than-expected $450 billion plan to "jolt an economy that has stalled." He urged lawmakers to slash Social Security taxes for tens of millions of Americans and for almost every business to encourage hiring.