英语新闻阅读：奥巴马中西部巴士之旅推动经济政策

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　　President Barack Obama is continuing a bus tour of the U.S. Midwest to
explain his economic policy, as he pushes back against criticism that he is not
doing enough to spur the economy and address high unemployment.Mr. Obama is set
to attend a rural economic forum Tuesday in the state of Iowa, a day after
speaking with residents there and in the state of Minnesota.The president said
Monday he plans to present Congress with a plan to boost the nation's ailing
economy when lawmakers return to work next month. Mr. Obama has called for
Congress to extend payroll tax cuts, act on trade bills and pass measures to
create construction jobs.
        　　Iowa has been a political focus in recent days, following a Saturday poll
that showed the state's favorites among Republican presidential candidates for
next year's election.Republicans say Mr. Obama is doing little to pump life into
the ailing U.S. economy, and have criticized him for ballooning U.S.
deficits.