Hasn’t threatened or twisted enough arms...however, being an election year, I doubt even threats will hold water.
September 28, 2011
American Jobs Act: No Co-Sponsors, No Problem
They call it the Jobs Bill or the American Jobs Act, but Zero Liability seems to be catching on as well.
What isnt catching on is the bill itself, at least in the Legislature. The bill has been submitted, but not with a single co-sponsor in either the House or the Senate. It seems it wasnt even submitted by choice.
Connecticut Democratic Rep. John Larson has introduced President Barack Obamas jobs plan in the House of Representatives at the request of the president and that the bill has no co-sponsors.
A bill that will cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars with no co-sponsors thats introduced at the request of the president doesnt exactly lend credence to its contents. Then again, its contents werent even in existence when Obama waxed poetic for an hour about it earlier this month.
In his speech before Congress on September 8 to announce his $450 billion second stimulus, President Obama demanded over and over that Congress pass this bill. At the time he spoke those words, it later was revealed, there was no bill to passthe White House had not finished drafting it.
The Democrats seem to publically support the bill but wont put a single name on it, suggesting they are acutely aware of how unpopular co-sponsoring this load will be to their constituents come November next year.
http://thesource.typepad.com/thesource/2011/09/american-jobs-act-no-co-sponsors-no-problem.html