President Obama traveled to Austin, Texas, kicking off a series of Middle Class Jobs & Opportunity Tours focused on creating a strong and vibrant economy built on good middle class jobs. President Obama is not waiting for Congress to act, and he will continue pushing lawmakers on Capitol Hill to take action on our economic initiatives while doing everything he can to strengthen the economy and create jobs.

President Obama delivers remarks at Applied Materials, one of the high-tech companies that has helped make Austin, Texas, a hub for innovation and job creation, and announces a competition to establish three new Manufacturing Innovation Institutes.