jobs bill

Discussing his new economic stimulus program in Ohio, President Barack Obama regained his political swagger and ramped up his criticism of Republican leaders for failing to provide substantive policies that can help the nation's economic recovery regain momentum.

President Obama urged lawmakers to pass a $26 billion jobs bill that Democrats say would save the jobs of 160,000 teachers across the country, as well as 150,000 first-responders, including police officers and firefighters. Republicans blasted the plan as a hand-out to unions.

Senate Democrats will push a $26 billion measure to help states and local school boards in a bid to preserve jobs. The bill aims to preserve the jobs of tens of thousands of public sector employees by extending programs from last year's stimulus bill, the Associated Press reported. Democrats hope...

To his credit, President Obama finally spoke out urging Congress to extend unemployment benefits to the millions who are still out of work. He gave a verbal poke in the ribs to the Republicans who checked out of town early over the July 4th weekend leaving this bit of business unfinished, and said...

The Obama administration emphasizes the positive -- that jobs are being saved and created (however slowly the pace). Critics and most Americans, however, see a still-dire employment picture. In this case, both sides are right. But Washington -- both Dems and the GOP -- clearly still has a lot of work to do to get Americans back on the job.

The Senate went to work today, voting 70-28 to send a jobs bill to the House that would give businesses tax breaks for hiring the unemployed, and puts $20 billion into highway projects. With nearly one out of 10 Americans in the labor force out of work, that's good news, although long-term...

While senators are celebrating the bipartisan success of passing a $15 billion jobs bill, critics say it will do little to improve the employment prospects for most Americans.

Here's a good line to throw out at an employer at a job interview: "In case you're on the fence in hiring me, you might want to look into the 6.2% Social Security payroll tax exemption that the government may soon give to businesses that hire unemployed workers." And if they're still interested,...