Obama Prods Cantor With Humor, Ridicule to Get House Jobs Vote
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President Barack Obama used humor and ridicule to prod House Majority Leader Eric Cantor into scheduling a vote on his $447 billion jobs bill.
“I mean, what’s the problem?” Obama said yesterday at a Texas rally to boost the economy and reduce unemployment for everyone from teachers to construction workers. “Do they not have the time? They just had a week off! I -- is it inconvenient?”