state of illinois. he s been talking to people about the fight for america s future, even as he steps up his own fight for reelection. when i travel through down state illinois, iowa, the midwest, i am absolutely confident about this country. and the reason is because of you. the reason is because of the american people. because as tough of a time as we ve had there s not a country on earth that would not ready change places with us right now. the president told me just yesterday in iowa he knows voters will hold him accountable for the constituent of economy, so he s getting ready to speak to the nation about the unemployment problem and what h he can try to do to make it better. jessica, what are you learning about the president s proposed speech? it will come after labor day when the president will unveil not specifically proposal, but legislative packages that his team says will include new initiatives. now, this is separate from the proposal we have heard he ll mak