OCTOBER 17, 2011 President Obama on Jobs and the Economy President Obama talked about jobs and the economy at Asheville, North Carolina’s regional airport. In his remarks he criticized congressional Republican proposals aimed at creating jobs and talked about efforts in the Senate to bring up his jobs plan for separate votes. The speech begins about seven minutes into the program, following President Obama’s exit from Air Force One and walk to the podium. https://www.c-span.org/video/?302109-1/president-obama-jobs-economy