this comes as the labor department just this morning announced new unemployment claims jumped unexpectedly last week. harry reid, the majority leader in the senate, outlined the democrats' priorities in putting americans back to work. take a listen. >> our agenda is not about politics or partisanship. we have a jobs agenda. it's about putting people back to work. our motivation is to help americans sleep a little better. our mission is not to stop until every american who wants a job can get a job. jane: wendell goaler is at the white house with a preview. >> reporter: they'll talk about a tax break for small businesses that hire new workers or invest in new plants or equipment, and the white house says republicans really should enforce this if they're truly interested in bipartisanship. republicans have said that the stimulus pang should have contain thed more tax cuts and