Listen: President’s weekly address, GOP response

President Barack Obama makes remarks on the economy at Fire Station No. 5 on Feb. 3, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama appealed to the public Saturday in his weekly media message to help him get a plan through Congress to expand government assistance to help strapped homeowners get lower interest rates.

In the weekly media message, the president is urging people to “get on the phone, send an email, tweet,” their lawmakers about his housing proposal to lower lending rates for millions of strapped homeowners.

Click below to listen to President Obama’s address:

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For the Republicans, Pennsylvania Rep. Pat Meehan says the GOP wants Obama’s help to pass a payroll tax cut extension for a full year, expand energy production and rebuild roads and bridges. Meehan is asking Obama to support the GOP energy and infrastructure agenda he says would create jobs by reducing red tape and not spend more.

Click below to listen to Rep. Meehan:

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