◼ While discussing the global economy at the G-20 in France, President Obama found time to blast Senate Republicans for again voting against parts of his jobs bill. - USA Today
Senate Republicans and a few Democrats voted against an Obama-backed infrastructure plan on Thursday.... Commenting on Obama's infrastructure plan, (Senate Minority Leader Mitch) McConnell spokesman Don Stewart said that, "like the rest of his stimulus/tax hike bill, the only thing bipartisan about it, is the opposition. That fact seems to be missing from the statement."
"Also missing is the fact that his party blocked a common-sense extension of the current highway bill -- something (the president) called for this summer -- that Republicans put forward without his beloved tax hikes," Stewart added.
Speaker of the House John Boehner, meanwhile, said the Republican-run House has passed a string of bills seeking to create jobs through reduced business regulations, but the Democratic Senate has not taken them up.
