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| Obama demands Republicans pass small businesses bill | Obama demands Republicans pass small businesses bill |
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| US President Barack Obama has attacked Senate Republicans for blocking a bill aimed at helping small businesses. | US President Barack Obama has attacked Senate Republicans for blocking a bill aimed at helping small businesses. |
| "Unfortunately [the bill] has been languishing in the Senate for four months, held up by a partisan minority that won't even let it go to a vote. That makes no sense," he said. | "Unfortunately [the bill] has been languishing in the Senate for four months, held up by a partisan minority that won't even let it go to a vote. That makes no sense," he said. |
| Mr Obama claimed the bill "pays for itself" and would not add to the deficit. | Mr Obama claimed the bill "pays for itself" and would not add to the deficit. |
| A third of the Senate faces reelection in November mid-term elections. | |
| Speaking to press in the White House's Rose Garden, the US president also referred to other ideas for helping the economy, a possible allusion to further stimulus spending measures. | Speaking to press in the White House's Rose Garden, the US president also referred to other ideas for helping the economy, a possible allusion to further stimulus spending measures. |
| "My economic team is hard at work identifying additional measures that could make a difference in both promoting growth and hiring in the short term and increasing our economy's competitiveness in the long term," he said. | "My economic team is hard at work identifying additional measures that could make a difference in both promoting growth and hiring in the short term and increasing our economy's competitiveness in the long term," he said. |