• On January 30, 2009, President Barack Obama signed a presidential memorandum creating a Middle Class Task Force on Working Families. The task force will meet monthly to study solutions to middle class concerns, and conduct outreach sessions with business, labor, and community leaders.CBS News: Transcript: The President's Remarks On The Middle Class Task Force (January 30, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Chairman: Vice President Joe BidenCBS News: Transcript: The President's Remarks On The Middle Class Task Force (January 30, 2009)
  2. Executive Director: economist Jared BernsteinNew York Times: Obama Moves to Reverse Bush's Labor Policies (January 30, 2009)
  3. Will conduct regular meetingsChicago Sun Times: Biden to lead White House task force on the middle class (January 30, 2009)
  4. First meeting: February 27, 2009, PhiladelphiaCBS News: Transcript: The President's Remarks On The Middle Class Task Force (January 30, 2009)
  5. First meeting will focus on creating new and expanding current jobs in alternative energy and environmental cleanupBloomberg: Obama Says Economy a 'Disaster' for Middle Class (Update1) (January 30, 2009)
  6. Website for the task force called "A Strong Middle Class"Chicago Sun Times: Biden to lead White House task force on the middle class (January 30, 2009)
  7. Task force will include "top-level administration policy makers"Chicago Sun Times: Biden to lead White House task force on the middle class (January 30, 2009)
  8. Will conduct outreach sessionsChicago Sun Times: Biden to lead White House task force on the middle class (January 30, 2009)
  9. Pledges transparency and plans to post results on the webpageChicago Sun Times: Biden to lead White House task force on the middle class (January 30, 2009)

• Middle Class Task Force Foci

  1. Green jobs and alternative energy
  2. Making retirement more secure
  3. Making child and elder care affordable
  4. Improving workplace safety
  5. College tuition assistance
  6. Juggling work and family
  7. Creating jobs for the futureCBS News: Transcript: The President's Remarks On The Middle Class Task Force (January 30, 2009)

• Quote

  "One of the things that makes this task force distinctive is it brings together—in one place—those agencies that have the most impact on the well-being of the middle class in our country. We'll be looking at everything from access to college and training with the Department of Education, to business development with the Department of Commerce, to child care reform with Health and Human Services, to labor law with the Department of Labor. With this task force, we'll have a single, high-visibility group with one goal: to raise the living standards of middle-class families."—Joe BidenUSA Today: Time to put middle class front and center (January 30, 2009)

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