class jobs, and every single effort either the president or democrats have engaged in has been thwarted by the republicans. the president is announcing $302 billion effort to expand our investment in surface transportation. that's the kind of thing that we need to do to put people back to work in this country, and i'm willing to bet that's going to get very little, if any support, from my republican colleagues in the house, and that's unfortunate. that's precisely the kind of thing we need to do. >> thank you very much. we'll keep our eye on the house and what happens today. thank you, sir. >> thank you. president obama is drawing the line with afghanistan. the president told afghan president hamid karzai in a phone call yesterday, sign an agreement to ensure the safety of remaining u.s. troops, or all american troops would be withdrawn by the end of the year. president karzai once again refused to sign this key agreement. in an interview today with nbc, joint chiefs of staff chairman