Reid: Jobs bill to come with Republican help

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: The Hill

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) pledged Tuesday to pass a $104 billion jobs bill with the support of Republicans.

That vote is expected after next week’s recess, as the Senate will be closed on Wednesday and no more votes are expected this week because of a second major storm that is expected to blanket Washington.

Reid late Tuesday noted that senators are having trouble catching flights into the nation's capital.

Fifteen senators missed votes on Tuesday and Democrats would likely not have enough support to pass a jobs bill by Friday, as Reid had initially planned.

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