boost the economy and win re-election? do business owners, the people who support the bill, supposed to help, do they think it s a good idea. jessica is at the white house. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. let s start with you, jess. er eric cantor expected to attend the jobs signing here. is this one thing congress and the white house can agree on m. yes, and this is being presented as a real bipartisan victory, an accomplishment that will spur job growth and help grow business by reducing the barriers to investment so more businesses can grow and i think crease hiring which means more jobs. so both parties say they like it. you can see why that is a political win for both sides, both on the politics and on the substance if that were the entire bill. but critics are pointing out that there are elements of this bill that in their view will reduce investor protections that will they actually described it as a ticking time bomb. they say it will decrease tran
jobs in march. unemployment claims are starting to slow down. the all-important unemployment rate comes out tomorrow. on top of that, the president just signed a new law making it easier for small businesses to raise money. because of this bill, start-ups and small business will now have access to a big new pool of potential investors. namely, the american people. we also saw something really unusual at today s bill signing. the man right over the president s shoulder, circled in red, republican house majority leader, eric cantor. normally, these two don t see eye to eye on anything. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, was there witnessing this unusual event. an alliance between eric cantor and the president. tell us. why are these two men finally working together? because they want to show that washington can get something done. despite all the acrimony here, both parties suffer because of the gridlock in washington. the republican brand, the unfavorab
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