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American Jobs Act
{{hatnote|Not to be confused with the [[Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act|JOBS Act]] of 2012}}
{{Update|date=November 2013}}
The '''American Jobs Act''' ({{USBill|112|S|1549}}) (H. Doc. 112-53)<ref>[http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CDOC-112hdoc53/content-detail.html H. Doc. 112-53 - THE ``AMERICAN JOBS ACT OF 2011'' LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL]</ref> and (H.R. 12)<ref name="opencongress.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h12/sh(contracted; show full)

{{quote|At this point, I think that Washington has become so dysfunctional that we've got to start focusing on the incremental progress we can make. Both sides want to do the big, bold things -- the problem is they look vastly different.<ref>{{cite news
| | last=Sullivan | first=Andy | first2=Laura | last2=MacInnis | title=Obama's jobs bill falls to pieces in Congress | url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/10/03/us-usa-jobs-obama-idUKTRE79247Y20111003 | publisher=[[Reuters]] | accessdate=October 3, 2011 | date=October 3, 2011 | archive-date=November 8, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108060633/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/10/03/us-usa-jobs-obama-idUKTRE79247Y20111003 | url-status=dead }}</ref>}}

===Democrats===
Many Democrats have balked at the bill, siding with the Republicans, especially those facing difficult re-elections in congressional districts where they are hesitant to support unpopular legislation.<ref>{{cite news|last=Steinhauer|first=Jennifer|title=Some Democrats Are Balking at Obama's Jobs Bill|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/us/politics/democrats-in-congress-balking-at-obamas-jobs-bill.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=September 27, 2011|d(contracted; show full)
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