Senate Looking to Jobs Creation Bill

 

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) reportedly told Democratic colleagues that he will add a jobs creation bill to the Senate's priorities, as the nation struggles with a 10.32 percent unemployment rate. This could be a vital piece of legislation as the job market will help lead to recovery.

In a report by The Hill newspaper, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) said that Reid's announcement came during the weekly lunch meeting of the Senate Democratic Caucus. He said that no specifics as to what the bill might contain were given, nor any indication of possible timing.

The Democrats' focus on jobs creation comes in response to the latest increase in unemployment, which broke double digits for the first time in two decades. Reid's own state of Nevada is suffering a 13 percent unemployment rate.

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