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Is, yes, the white house wants to get this done because, you know, time is not on the side of legislation. the more it hangs out there the more it becomes a pinata. this has been true of health care for the last year plus. so obviously the white house wants to get this done. i hear more urgency, believe it or not, up on capitol hill now, particularly when you look at this easter recess at the end of march. i have had democrats say to me, if we can t get this done by the end of march when we come back we have to do jobs. we have to do job legislation because when they go home, what do they hear about? they hear about two things. one, why can t you get anything done up there? two, what about the economy? what about the 9.7% jobless rate? they really on the hill, the democrats, want to turn to the economy and get health care done. so i hear much more urgency meeting that end of march deadline from capitol hill than i do from the white house. although clearly they don t want it sitting out ....
President s got republican problems. he s got got democrat problems. this was a difficult moment. it was a bit of a come to jesus moment for the administration and for democrats. i think that s why you ve seen president obama making a much more loud pitch for new job legislation. he s been talking about jobs. he says, that s priority one of his administration now. that s going to have to be a bipartisan bill. the president has acknowledged as much. it can include tax cuts. we ll see what the republicans will be for what they re for and vote for a bill that will help not just the country but might help democrats. once you ve passed a jobs bill, you have to do something about health care. the president has made clear he s not abandoning health care. he isn t going to go out there and be the leader, he s going to let congress continue to do that. he s going to work behind the scenes, as he has, to push members to pass it. if they don t pass it, the president said, what does that say abo ....
President s got republican problems. he s got got democrat problems. this was a difficult moment. it was a bit of a come to jesus moment for the administration and for democrats. i think that s why you ve seen president obama making a much more loud pitch for new job legislation. he s been talking about jobs. he says, that s priority one of his administration now. that s going to have to be a bipartisan bill. the president has acknowledged as much. it can include tax cuts. we ll see what the republicans will be for what they re for and vote for a bill that will help not just the country but might help democrats. once you ve passed a jobs bill, you have to do something about health care. the president has made clear he s not abandoning health care. he isn t going to go out there and be the leader, he s going to let congress continue to do that. he s going to work behind the scenes, as he has, to push members to pass it. if they don t pass it, the president said, what does that say abo ....
Challenges this year and their moment with the president allowed them to give voice to public dissatisfaction with the economy and washington. senator bayh of indiana, why should the democratic party be trusted? sen link of arkansas, are we willing as democrats to push back on our own party and look for that common ground that we need to work with republicans. there s no question this was a difficult moment. it s a bit of a come to jesus moment for the administration and for democrats. and i think that s why you ve seen president obama making a much more loud pitch for new job legislation. he s been talking about jobs. he said that s priority one of his administration now, and that s going to have to be a bipartisan bill. the president has acknowledged as much. it s going to include tax cuts and we ll see if the republicans will be for what they re for and will vote for a bill that might help not just the country but help democrats. once you pass a job bill, you have to do something ....