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Money but the debt ceiling negotiation and it s important because many communities are not impacted by private sector job growth and need the public sector jobs that the stimulus would bring. yes. i think that, you know, you can t declare something done until it s done. but i think all of the signals you re getting from the republicans is that they realize that the last thing they need to be doing right now is to look like they are holding up middle class tax cuts to protect tax cuts for the very wealthy. that s not where they want to be and somewhere deep inside they know that. secretary solis, no matter who they voted for, americans are clearly saying that they want compromise and even if it means accepting policies they don t necessarily agree with. 59% of obama voters want compromise. 54% of romney voters want come pro-might. you ve told people they should call their congressman and ....
Room to make a deal but he s got to throw out all of this resistance for a while and say i m fighting hard in order to appease some on the right. at the same time, secretary solis, you said i hope that they can come to terms by christmas so the people can can feel free and go buy their christmas gift and show consumer confidence? right. and that s absolutely right. we saw it in the last jobs report. people in the retail industry, we were able to create more jobs there. also with tourism and hospitality. there is disposable income that people are feeling good about spending. we need to keep that momentum going. and also make sure that the infrastructure bill gets through but also making sure that the top 2% of those big wage earners that make millions of dollars pay their due so we can help ....
Provide relief to everyone. lord knows that we ve seen the middle class suffer through this economy for a couple of years now. and i would lastly say to you that s what really is important for people to understand is that the senate and the house has changed dramatically. when we come back in january, you re going to see new members of the senate and many are progressive and care about the middle class and i think you re going to see a different dynamic. it s very important that the public understand that. secretary solis and e.j. dionne, thank you. have a great weekend. you, too. thanks. coming up, just in, republicans are trying to fire john boehner. he s leading their talks with the president but they want him out. we ll have that story. and how about this, a gold medal winner heads to politicsnation. gabby douglas is here to share her story. you won t want to miss this one. ....
The president has proposed about $50 billion in infrastructure jobs which would be the public sector which is where a lot of the most hit communities, minorities and others are mostly working in and that s the public sector jobs, not the private sector. that s why this is important, secretary solis? absolutely. i think what we need to be mindful of also is many people are going to lose their unemployment benefits at the end of the year, close to two million. if we don t continue that assistance to them, you re also going to see another hit. we can go right back into the recession because keep in mind, every $1 that benefits the economy generates 2 additional dollars that is out there helps the mom and pop stores to pay for whatever is necessary. we have to move forward. i think that the public has a responsibility to contact their members of congress and senate to say that they want to see ....
President obama s approval rating is at a three-year rate. 53%. and 53% say they trust president obama to avoid the fiscal cliff. compared to just 36% who trust republicans in congress. also today speaker boehner said he wouldn t rule out an agreement to raise taxes as part of a fiscal cliff deal. but he also said there s no progress. this is what winning looks like. joining me now, e.j. dionne and thank you both for your time. senator solis, the jobless rate is at a four-year low. ....