president, we've done wourk. call harry reid and see if the senate will do any of their work. this is some areas of common ground. the president said he'll sign these. i don't know what the senate democrats are waiting for. the president wants to show leadership he should call on democrats in the senate to move these bills. i think american small businesses are counting on us to provide some relief even in an election year. house republicans have done our work and we'll continue to but we need to have a willing partner. the president's job council supports the republican approach to job creation. the american people prefer our approach to job creation and now the president himself says he support as number of our bills. we have an opportunity to get something done for the american people but it takes two to tango. question? [ inaudible ] >> in the article says -- [ inaudible ] >> is that true? >> eric and decided about three years ago that we would sit down, just he and i together just so we could have a chat about where we're going and do so between the two of us. now, listen

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