Updated: Sept. 9, 2011 at 7:40 AM

Obama unveils jobs plan (23 images)

U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday proposed tax credits, tax relief and tax cuts for the middle class to get the economy going again. In a speech before a joint session of Congress, Obama proposed the American Jobs Act and urged Congress to forget politics and do what's right for the country.

House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-WI, applauds as U.S. President Barack Obama outlines his job creation plan before a Joint Session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC, on September 8, 2011. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner waits for President Barack Obama to arrive to address a joint session of the United States Congress on the subject of job creation on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 8, 2011. UPI/Kevin Lamarque/Pool

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President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of the United States Congress on the subject of job creation on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 8, 2011. UPI/Kevin Lamarque/Pool

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, (L-R) Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and Senator Patrick Leahy share a laugh as they wait for the president to arrive before his address to a joint session of the United States Congress on the subject of job creation on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 8, 2011. UPI/Kevin Lamarque/Pool

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