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02-05-2010, 09:10 AM
Here we go again, Democrats unable to coagulate with a single, comprehensive plan.
Just goes to show politicians worry more about his or her job security than Americans' job security.
This bill ain't going to pass the Senate's 60 vote cloture threshold anyway.
February 5, 2010
Jobs at issue as Pelosi prepares to rally nervous Democrats
Posted: February 5th, 2010 08:47 AM ET
Washington (CNN) - Job growth is expected to take center stage Friday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addresses the increasingly anxious leadership of her party at the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting.
Pelosi's remarks will coincide with the release of the Labor Department's January employment report. President Barack Obama will stress the need for small business job growth later in the day at a separate event in Maryland.
While the president claimed credit Thursday night for breaking "the back of the recession," the jobless rate has remained high at 10 percent.
Politically, Pelosi and Obama find themselves in an uncomfortable position as their party's centrist and liberal wings are at odds over the best way for Democrats to recover from a string of recent election losses.
Moderates facing tough challenges in the looming midterm elections are stressing issues such as the need to reduce spiraling deficits. Progressives warn that a failure to more aggressively pursue issues such as health care reform will depress turnout this November from an already deflated and angry political base.
In Congress, Democrats remain divided over how to proceed in the wake of Massachusetts GOP Sen. Scott Brown's upset victory in the race for Ted Kennedy's seat, which stripped Democrats of their 60-seat Senate supermajority. Brown's win gave Senate Republicans the power to block most legislative initiatives.
For the near term, however, most senior Democrats appear to be in agreement on the need to stress job growth. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said Thursday that he could call for a vote on a new job stimulus bill as soon as Monday.
He indicated he'd like to see congressional approval of a measure before lawmakers recess for the President's Day holiday next Friday.
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Just goes to show politicians worry more about his or her job security than Americans' job security.
This bill ain't going to pass the Senate's 60 vote cloture threshold anyway.
February 5, 2010
Jobs at issue as Pelosi prepares to rally nervous Democrats
Posted: February 5th, 2010 08:47 AM ET
Washington (CNN) - Job growth is expected to take center stage Friday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addresses the increasingly anxious leadership of her party at the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting.
Pelosi's remarks will coincide with the release of the Labor Department's January employment report. President Barack Obama will stress the need for small business job growth later in the day at a separate event in Maryland.
While the president claimed credit Thursday night for breaking "the back of the recession," the jobless rate has remained high at 10 percent.
Politically, Pelosi and Obama find themselves in an uncomfortable position as their party's centrist and liberal wings are at odds over the best way for Democrats to recover from a string of recent election losses.
Moderates facing tough challenges in the looming midterm elections are stressing issues such as the need to reduce spiraling deficits. Progressives warn that a failure to more aggressively pursue issues such as health care reform will depress turnout this November from an already deflated and angry political base.
In Congress, Democrats remain divided over how to proceed in the wake of Massachusetts GOP Sen. Scott Brown's upset victory in the race for Ted Kennedy's seat, which stripped Democrats of their 60-seat Senate supermajority. Brown's win gave Senate Republicans the power to block most legislative initiatives.
For the near term, however, most senior Democrats appear to be in agreement on the need to stress job growth. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said Thursday that he could call for a vote on a new job stimulus bill as soon as Monday.
He indicated he'd like to see congressional approval of a measure before lawmakers recess for the President's Day holiday next Friday.
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