Senate Votes to Move Forward With Jobs Bill
Tonight, the Senate voted to move forward with debate on a jobs bill designed to encourage businesses to hire new workers. Tonight's vote brings the bill one step closer to final passage, overcoming a threatened Republican filibuster by a vote of 62-30. The bill gained bipartisan support, with five Republicans voting to move ahead with debate.
Following the vote, President Obama said:
The American people want to see Washington put aside partisan differences and make progress on jobs, and today the Senate took one important step forward in doing that. I’m grateful to the Democratic and Republican Senators who voted to support these investments in infrastructure and small businesses. This is one of many efforts we need to tackle our economic challenges, and we will continue to work with Congress on additional job creation measures. Jobs remain our top priority, and I look forward to working with members from both parties to get legislation signed, and the American people back to work.
NPR reported:
The Senate has defeated a Republican-led filibuster to a Democratic "jobs" bill.
With five Republicans voting yes, the final tally was 62-30 -- two more than the 60 needed to end a threatened filibuster.
The bill, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, would exempt businesses from paying Social Security payroll taxes on newly hired employees through December and give them a $1,000 credit if said Buy Accutane employees stay on the job for a year.
In his State of the Union Address, President Obama made job creation is his number one priority in 2010, and he urged Congress to move quickly on jobs legislation. This bill is one among the many steps the administration has taken and plans to take in order to get Americans back to work and strengthen the economy.