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We're going to keep pushing. >> the president's american jobs act got a majority vote in the united states senate tonight. a majority isn't enough. republicans have succeeded in stopping the bill in its tracks on a procedural vote that required 60 votes to advance the bill. the bill includes a large cut in payroll taxes that would leave more take home pay in workers' pockets, spendable income and make it cheaper for employers to hire new workers. the bill also extends unemployment benefits and provides funding for job training, $50 billion for job creating, shovel-ready building projects. $30 ...

House of representatives. there is some speculation that a big highway surface transportation bill that's being worked on by republicans and democrats could possibly see the light of day out of the house. there are a few areas there. this idea of a wide reaching, widespread deeply funded $447 billion bill is very much viewed as a stimulus to republicans. that's something they won't move on at all, thomas. so it really will be bit by bit by bit, piece by piece by piece. nothing that grand. >> meanwhile, there is something else that's supposed to boost the house and the senate having a vote on f...

Reid will bring them up and they'll have a vote on that. this idea of the grand encompassing bill that will be a sort of second stimulus, if you will, just doesn't fly with house republicans no matter which way you slice and dice it. this bill cost $447 billion. they don't want to vote for anything on its face looks like it is adding to the deficit them see that as the whole reason they came to washington. so those big grand scheme are not going to be able to be put forward. so it will be coming in bits and pieces. what goes first, we don't really know. that being that, polling shows the publi...

And if they don't vote for it today, we're going to stay on it until they vote for something. we're going to keep pushing. >> the president's american jobs act got a majority vote in the united states senate tonight. a majority isn't enough. republicans have succeeded in stopping the bill in its tracks on a procedural vote that required 60 votes to advance the bill. the bill includes a large cut in payroll taxes that would leave more take home pay in workers' pockets, spendable income and make it cheaper for employers to hire new workers. the bill also extends unemployment benefits and provide...

Congress cliff sterns tells poe lit colonel he wants information about the loan. the new e-mails are creating even more controversy. hundreds of kids followed first lady michelle obama's lead trying to break the record for the most jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. you still have time to help them. more than 20,000 people need to jump by 3:00 eastern time today. you go for it. congress will vote on three trade agreements today with south korea, colombia, and panama. advocates say it will boost exports and help the economy. and the president's jobs bill blocked in the senate last night. ...