Tammy Duckworth Releases Jobs Plan

HOFFMAN ESTATES -- Candidate Tammy Duckworth released her jobs plan, "Getting America Back to Work," just ahead of President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress.

The plan outlines priorities for investment in infrastructure, education, and job training. It identifies potential tax incentives to encourage hiring and economic growth. Duckworth provides several examples of how to reduce spending, including ending subsidies for the oil and gas industry and allowing Medicare to negotiate for cheaper drug prices.

Duckworth said, "I'm looking forward to hearing the President's ideas and doing everything we can to get people in the 8th district and across the country back to work."

Duckworth is running for Congress in Illinois' 8th District, the district currently represented by Joe Walsh. The Tea Party member announced he is refusing to attend to the President's speech in Washington.

Read the Tammy Duckworth jobs plan here.