Obama: Congress should vote on jobs bill in Oct.

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama demanded Monday that Congress vote on his jobs legislation package this month despite signs that the full measure faces stiff resistance. "I'm ready to sign it," the president said.

A leading House Republican, however, says that while lawmakers will vote on elements of the president's jobs bill, his broad $447 billion proposal will not be considered in its entirety.

"This all or nothing approach is unreasonable," said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia.

The White House says it is not prepared to bargain away aspects of the bill at this point, and senior administration officials seemed intent on putting Republicans on the spot by insisting on a vote on the complete Obama bill. Since introducing the bill three weeks ago, the president has mounted a steady public campaign on behalf of his bill, trying to cast Congress and Republicans in particular as obstacles.

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obstructionist asshole motherfuckers.

okay.

If Prez O is for it the gopers are automatically against it no matter what.

it is so frustrating. they just don't give a rat's ass about the country.

No surprise.

You will need to try harder.

but for some reason you had to give each one its own post. Dramatic effect maybe?

Dramatic effect if quite useful in making a point.

"If the Democrats backed more of the terrible Repuke ideas we would be much better off. They just need to drop all that commie-hippie shit."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtMV44yoXZ0

So germane - so succinct!

Much more here, http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2042823">As Obama presses passage of his jobs bill, Congress shrugs

The article covers quite a bit of ground in regards to the bipartisan resistance to Obama's jobs plan and the resistance covers quite a spectrum of motivation.

PB

S1549/HR12 have NO co-sponsors from either party.

For the status of S1549 see http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-1549

For the status of HR12 see http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-12