account for americans that don t have 401k at a steel plant in pennsylvania. where i can take steps to expand for more families regardless of what congress does, that s what i m going to do. reporter: now we are told carol, by authorities, that counselors have been brought in to this high school in nashville that president barack obama will be visiting. it s unclear talking to aids at the white house how the president will address the terrible incident. we expect he will. it will be difficult for him to avoid as he is there at the high school. understood. brianna reporting live from the white house this morning. cnn jake tapper sits down with president barack obama for his first interview since the state of the union. you can see that tomorrow and on the lead with jake tapper at
strengthen the credit, reward work, help more americans get ahead. let s do more to help americans save for retirement. today most workers don t have a pinch. a social security check often isn t enough on its own. and while the stock market has doubled over the last five years, that doesn t help folks who don t have 401(k) s. that s why tomorrow i will direct the treasury to create a new way for working americans to start their own retirement savings. my ra. it s a new savings that encourages folks to build a nest egg. it guarantees a decent return with no risk of losing what you put in. and if this congress wants to help, work with me to fix and upside down tax code that gives big tax breaks to help the wealthy save, but does little or nothing for middle class americans.
there are other steps we can take to help families make ends meet. and few are more effective in reducing inequality and helping families pull themselves up through hard work than the earned income tax credit. right now, it helps about half of all parents at some point. think about that. it helps about half of all parents in america at some point in their lyes. but i agree with republicans like senator rubio that it doesn t do enough for single workers who don t have kids. so let s work together to strengthen the credit, reward work, help more americans get ahead. let s do more to help americans save for retirement. today most workers don t have a pinch. a social security check often isn t enough on its own. and while the stock market has doubled over the last five years, that doesn t help folks who don t have 401(k) s. that s why tomorrow i will direct the treasury to create a