Senate Dems press ahead with latest piece of jobs bill, investment in infrastructure

[cal04]

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/21/8434232-senate-dems-press-ahead-with-latest-piece-of-jobs-bill

Senate Democrats on Friday rolled out the next phase in their push to pass individual parts of President Obama's jobs bill: a $60 billion bill to invest in infrastructure projects around the country.

In a conference call less than 24 hours after the Senate blocked a jobs bill for teachers and first responders, Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters, "We're going to give Senate Republicans another chance to do what's right for the country."

Reid said the bill will invest $50 million dollars in immediate projects for highway, transit, rail and aviation. And it will provide funds to improve and modernize U.S. airports and the U.S. air traffic control system, he said.

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Reid defended using a millionaire tax again even though he knows Republicans won't support it. He cited polls showing the majority of Americans agree with the tax.

[FarCenter]

1. Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein

[jwirr]

3. In this case it is going to become very clear who wants to block the

jobs. How can the rethugs misread the American people so much.

[TheWraith]

4. The point is to make the Republicans vote against it.

And to put them on the wrong side of public opinion.

[msongs]

2. Another media lie: "senate blocked..". It is REPUBLICANs blocked... nt