President Barack Obama on Monday pushed for a jobs package that Congress is splintering into pieces, as the White House predicted the Senate would start taking votes soon.
Obama pressed lawmakers to act first on his idea of funneling aid to states to hire teachers and other workers.
Noting that Republicans in Senate rejected consideration of his whole $447 billion plan, Obama sought anew to turn that vote against them.
“Maybe they just couldn’t understand the whole thing at once, so we’re going to break it up into bite-size pieces,” Obama said in western North Carolina, back on the road to campaign for his agenda.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was expected to announce the timing of votes Monday afternoon. White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters that the White House expected the Senate would move “very soon,” first on a $35 billion proposal of aid to states to retain or hire teachers, police and firefighters.
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