more to the middle might have been able to get something through congress. once he started talking about a big tax increase on the rich, there s no way republicans were going to go for that. i think this has become a political debate not a debate about what we can pass right now. that s a problem when you have 14 million unemployed people. didn t the summer teach the white house there was going to be no consensus and trying to do a deal, trying actually to move to the center is what the white house tried to do over the debt ceiling isn t going to work. if you talk to people at the white house precisely for that reason you talk to people at the white house they say actually we really tried hard to do a deal and we think it s a huge mistake because the other side doesn t want to bargain and that s what the president is hearing. from his base. they did make a deal on the budget. not a meaningful deal that moves economic deal. economic warfare, tax the rich that s not a
unemployment rate overall which is at 9.1 percent. so, there are still, there still is a great deal of pressure on the president and congress to create more jobs. now, wendell, the white house is using the latest numbers to push the jobs bill. reporter: the chief of the economics council said this could be an insurance policy against the impact of europe s economic crisis having on the united states. republicans, hour, have embraced some of the tax cuts in the jobs at but not the spending portions of the bill that the white house says would create jobs faster. what we have not seen yet from the republicans is our jobs proposals that are proposals that have an immediate impact on economic growth and jobs. the idea that deregulation is the answer to our economic woes
follow what they re saying, i think that we re going to develop some very good policies. we re going to have some iconic battles right now. whether or not we re really going to focus on the president s jobs proposals, whether we re going to protect social security and medicare, whether we re going to wind down these wars and whether we re going to have fair taxes in this country. these really are about the heart and soul of our nation. congresswoman schakowsky, the president is saying he has irreconcilable differences, just fundamental differences in world view with the republicans in the house of representatives. at the same time, he s saying we cannot wait until after the next election next year to do something about jobs in america. he at the same moment is saying we have to pass the jobs bill. how can you pass the jobs bill with irreconcilable differences with republicans in the house? well, the republicans have in the past stated their irreconcilable differences and demanded t
follow what they re saying, i think that we re going to develop some very good policies. we re going to have some iconic battles right now. whether or not we re really going to focus on the president s jobs proposals, whether we re going to protect social security and medicare, whether we re going to wind down these wars and whether we re going to have fair taxes in this country. these really are about the heart and soul of our nation. congresswoman schakowsky, the president is saying he has irreconcilable differences, just fundamental differences in world view with the republicans in the house of representatives. at the same time, he s saying we cannot wait until after the next election next year to do something about jobs in america. he at the same moment is saying we have to pass the jobs bill. how can you pass the jobs bill with irreconcilable differences with republicans in the house? well, the republicans have in the past stated their irreconcilable differences and demanded t
i m sorry. i will take it from here. have yourself a great day. hello, everyone. the battle ground state is different. the pitch is the same. right now, president obama is trying to pump up support for his jobs bill at north carolina state university in raleigh. since he unveiled the plan in a speech to congress last thursday, he s traveled to virginia, ohio, and now north carolina, promoting its mix of tax cuts, cuts on the wealthy to pay for it. those are fighting words to republicans. but look at this a brand-new cnn/orc poll, show more americans like the jobs act than not. the president also leads in the trust contest. asked whom may trust more to handle our troubled economy? 46 .say mr. obama. 37 .say republicans in congress. more than 7 americans say they re angry about the way things are going. and that could explain, at least one of the outcomes of yesterday s special elections. vacant house seats were up in nevada and new york. the new york seat is in heavily d