>> a moment of truth. this is a jobs bill that the economists said would grow the economy and put people back to work. >> in peninsula, president obama made a pitch for the american jobs act hours ahead of your vote. but republicans leaders dismissed the plan as obama's second stimulus. >> the legislation voting on today is many things but it's not a jobs bill. republicans will gladly vote against any legislation to make it harder to create jobs right now. >> supportersdy agree and suggest a political price to pay for those opposing it. >> if the voters think this is unfair for the majority party to say we are not going to support the president no matter what he comes up with, if they believe it's unfair make feelings known to the members of congress. >> although it's clear the democrats lack votes to proceed, the white house emphasized those behind it.