This week, working Americans saw their hope realized as President Obama first signed into law Lilly Ledbetter and then today began to chip away at the corporate control over workers of the last Administration.  Today’s actions show that the Obama White House is the working families’ White House.

It couldn’t come at a better time. It’s flabbergasting, in the midst of a painful recession, to see Exxon Mobil’s $45.2 billion record profit, million dollar Wall Street bonuses, and more corporate jets for the bailout recipients as they rail against workers’ rights.

The Task Force on Middle Class Working Families and the Executive Orders are the first step in a long road to restore balance between workers and corporations. As the weeks and months continue, we thank God that we have a president, vice president, and Congress who are determined to fix our economy so that it works for everyone.

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