WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says failure to ensure funding for roads and construction jobs is a path to economic disaster.
In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama calls on Congress to pass a transportation bill.
Republicans say they support passing the bill, but Obama says time is running out and "political posturing" may stand in the way.
Obama makes a major jobs speech to a joint session of Congress on Thursday.
Republicans used their weekly address to push for passage of a balanced budget amendment to the constitution and attack Obama's approach to job creation.
Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte complained that the administration has spent too much on stimulus initiatives that didn't work while piling on burdensome regulations.
