“Jobs bill” on The Daily Caller

Some conservatives say people who are out of work shouldn’t be able to collect jobless benefits for almost two years. Liberals, meanwhile, want Congress to pay for a New Deal-style program in which the federal government would send money to states and localities, which would then directly hire people. (more)

If a meteorologist was asked what the day’s high temperature had been, would it be acceptable to simply repeat his/her earlier forecast? Of course not. The forecast was merely a prediction, which should now be replaced with what actually happened. (more)

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed into law a package of tax breaks and spending designed to give the nation a jobs boost. (more)

Democrats’ jobs agenda is moving again after stalling briefly, as the House passed one measure designed to boost employment Thursday and the Senate pressed forward on another. (more)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Senators approved a $15 billion job-creation bill on Wednesday, which would give businesses tax breaks for hiring the unemployed and states more money for infrastructure projects. (more)

He’s a hero among the Tea Party activists for showing that the grassroots movement can help get conservative, small government candidates elected. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan jobs bill cleared a GOP filibuster on Monday with critical momentum provided by the Senate’s newest Republican, Scott Brown of Massachusetts. (more)

Unions and liberal groups have dismissed Sen. Harry Reid’s $15 billion jobs bill as “puny” while calling for larger stimulus measures. (more)

Democrats are “pretty close” to locking up enough votes for their jobs bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said this weekend. (more)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday scrapped a bipartisan jobs bill unveiled hours earlier that had been endorsed by the White House, in a jarring miscommunication between the Obama administration and Democratic congressional leaders. (more)

Iran celebrates moving one step closer to getting carpet-bombed – Illegal immigrants find American Dream ‘vastly overrated’ – Haitian-collecting missionaries likely to be set free today – New jobs bill will save at least 435 jobs – Mitt Romney taking cues from ‘Political Do-overs for Dummies’ – Study finds poor people fail to preserve their husks beyond natural age (more)

The health-care bill may have stalled in Congress, but the draft of the $80 billion jobs bill that just emerged from the Senate contains a number of health provisions. As Majority Leader Harry Reid prepares to propose a final version of the bill before the end of the month, some experts are asking whether the jobs legislation is health-care reform by other means. The House passed its version of a $154 billion jobs bill in December. (more)

Senate Democratic leaders unveiled a new “jobs agenda” on Thursday morning, and said they hoped to hold a first vote on the legislation early next week. But they offered no details, and presented only a scant outline of proposals they might pursue, some of which echo initiatives they failed to include in last year’s stimulus bill. (more)