President Obama's jobs bill picks up more than 90 House cosponsors

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10/30/11 04:41 PM ET

Following criticism from GOP leaders, House Democrats are rallying behind President Obama's $447 billion proposal to stimulate the economy and create jobs — even if it's not going anywhere.

More than 90 lower-chamber Democrats have officially endorsed the president's jobs bill in the past week – a stark jump over a short span that came after Democratic leaders welcomed members to sign on at the party's weekly caucus meeting last Tuesday.

Opening the bill to cosponsors marked a change in strategy for Democratic leaders, who initially had resisted endorsements to the legislation. Indeed, Rep. John Larson (Conn.), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, was the only name tied to the measure for more than three weeks after he introduced it in September.

"As of last week, the chief sponsor of the president’s bill put the bill in ‘by request,’ which does not indicate a wholehearted support of the bill,” House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told reporters earlier this month in arguing that the package is not a serious one. "At the end of last week there weren’t any Democratic co-sponsors of the President’s bill.”


http://thehill.com/homenews/house/190619-obama-jobs-bill-picks-more-than-90-house-cospronsors

[sam11111]

1. WPA could end all unemployment in 4 months

and keep it zero

forever.

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(Sweden always had it below two% and usually below 1 % during their Golden Age '60 to '91...then the RW lied their way into power..same as here)

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2. time and place

Money for infrastructure today is on top of dollars already committed to that effort at the state and federal level. Politically, it's been impossible to move enough money past republicans to initiate anything nearly as meaningful and comprehensive as WPA. That didn't stop the President from proposing a package of infrastructure projects focused on long-term economic development. It's still in a smaller framework, but it's also still spitting into the wind when he gets as far as Congress.

[Marazinia]

3. That's what economists have been suggesting for years now

Of course, if those are the same 'experts' who can't figure out why Americans aren't saving money, we can't exactly trust anything they suggest!