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People? the senate democratic budget that committee chairman patty murray will unveil today shaves about $1.85 trillion off the deficit over the next decade. it does so by raising nearly $1 trillion in new tax revenue, by cutting tax expenditures, and closing loopholes in the tax code and cutting $733 billion in spending. the remainder of the package is made up of savings on interest payments. murrays budget includes $275 billion in some health care cuts, less than the $400 billion the president...

Year is at 8.2%. higher than any of the predecessors in 30 years. construction employment, a major part of the economy stalled out in june. however, as chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel explains there is a lot more to the troubling numbers. >> president obama signed the $105 billion transportation package in to law late today. funding construction jobs. he said would otherwise be lost. >> this bill will keep thousands of construction workers on the job, rebuilding our nations infr...

Craig, as the president takes his case to the american people to try to get the american jobs act passed. craig? >> kristen welker from the white house. kristen, thank you. meanwhile, the white house has broken down the impact of the jobs bill on individual states. for example, wyoming would get at least $157 million for infrastructure projects. that could support at least 2,000 jobs there. the state would also receive some $52.5 million to support 700 educator and first responder jobs. it would...

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Everyone, im tamron hall, and the "newsnation" is following president obama gearing up forrer tonights high stakes speech and unveiling the new plan to create jobs and boost this economy. the president will deliver the speech before a joint session of congress and he is expected to unveil a $300 billion package that includes extending the 2% payroll tax which is set to expire at the end of the year. and also, tax incentives for companies to hire new workers an infrastructure projects and extendi...