President Barack Obama has acceded to House Speaker John Boehner's wishes to deliver an address on jobs and the economy to a joint session of Congress on Sept. 8. The president had requested Sept. 7 for the long-anticipated speech.
In agreeing to Boehner's schedule, Obama's address will compete with the opening game of the National Football League season -- a conflict the White House wanted to avoid.
The defending champion Green Bay Packers play the New Orleans Saints in the season opener at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 8 on NBC. The speech is scheduled for 8 p.m.
In agreeing to Boehner's schedule, Obama's address will compete with the opening game of the National Football League season -- a conflict the White House wanted to avoid.
The defending champion Green Bay Packers play the New Orleans Saints in the season opener at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 8 on NBC. The speech is scheduled for 8 p.m.
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