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Obama departs Las Vegas

President Barack Obama speaks in the student union at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on Friday as part of a two-day swing in Las Vegas to help Sen. Harry Reid in his re-election campaign. During his visit, Obama talked about his efforts to help revive the economy. He called on Congress to act on a proposal for a $5 billion expansion of the Section 48c Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit.

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