Congress received President Obama’s jobs bill yesterday, giving them an up-close look at the details of it. Some Republicans are skeptical of the plan, but Obama is urging for a speedy passage of the bill, in order to get unemployed Americans back to work as soon as possible. Todd Zwillich, The Takeaway’s Washington correspondent, has the details of the plan, and Louise Story, Wall Street and finance reporter for The New York Times, talks about the impact this jobs bill could have on the jobs market.
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