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.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/80489-reid-jobs-bill-is-coming-with-republican-support

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Good. Fire the republicans and give their jobs to honest people.

And why was there a vote on the NLRB nominee yesterday with 15 senators unable to be in DC?

[karynnj]

8. Likely because Reid knew the cloture vote was unwinnable

He needed 60, started with 59 and knew Nelson was a NO. There was no Republican "yeas" available. He had enough to show it was over 50. I expect a recess appointment justified by a majority of Senators wanting him.

[chelsea0011]

2. That's for the heads up Reid. But your time has come and gone.

The Dems need someone that will just run over the republicants and get things done.

[Suji to Seoul]

3. GOP bipartisanship: You give up 100% of your values and we'll implement 100% of ours

Enough of this shit.

Reid needs to lose his Majority Leader status now!!!

[niceypoo]

6. With zero republican votes

[AlinPA]

10. He will lose it in November when he loses the election in NV. nt

[watrwefitinfor]

4. Hang on.

Here comes more tax relief for the ruling class.

Wat

[TankLV]

5. This is NOT good!

Yea - MORE repuke "help" and MORE "bipartisanship" crap - that's what we need!!!

And again they'll wonder why we will LOSE MORE this next time around!!!

WE WANT CHANGE!!! WE VOTED FOR CHANGE!!! NOT MORE REPUKE FAILURE!!!

[Abq_Sarah]

19. The jobs bill...

At least the draft version that's been released online seems long on spending and short on solutions that would actually increase hiring, at least from the perspective of this small business owner. I'm more than happy to let the repubs take the "credit" for a crappy bill.

[Betty]

7. Just like they helped with health care

glad to see Harry's head is still way up his ass.

[high density]

9. Let me guess, $104 billion goes to CEOs of banks and insurance companies?

That is what Republicans support these days.

[liberation]

11. No wonder Reid's boxing carreer was cut so short...

... his trainer could not get through Reid's pea sized brain that one is not supposed to help his opponent kick his own ass in the ring.

[defendandprotect]

12. Make them filibuster . . . 51 is the majority ---!!

[FunMe]

13. Reid is acting more like a republiCON

He sure is looking to lose his election in November 2010 with his bad leadership.

[amandabeech]

14. Well, we can forget anything having to do with jobs, then.

So much for unemployment extension, so much for anything other than tax cuts for people who don't need them.

[Green_Lantern]

15. some parts sound good, some bad

The legislation includes a payroll tax credit for small businesses that hire new workers, which Reid hopes will win over Republicans.

Sounds good but wait.....

Senate leaders are working on an estate tax deal that could make it easier to move a bipartisan jobs bill. A deal being discussed by Reid and McConnell involves moving an estate tax bill through the Senate that would prevent a huge hike in the tax from taking effect in 2011, staffers and lobbyists say.

But guess which of those 2 proposals the GOP opposes....

The credit for hiring new employees would be applied to workers hired between Feb. 3, 2010, and Jan. 1, 2011, who have been unemployed for more than 60 days and do not replace existing workers.

While some Republicans have offered support for the idea, others have cautioned that the tax credit didn’t work well when the Carter administration tried it in the 1970s and that businesses won’t take advantage of it until they need new workers.

Demand tax cuts, unless workers get them. Blah.

[LiberalLovinLug]

16. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand....

[hayu_lol]

17. Reid is a spineless and worthless...

do-nothing. How did Nevada ever go for such a worthless SOB?

[Dr.Phool]

18. Just turn it over to Baucus's committee, like he wants.

Him, and his gang of 6 will fix everything.