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. >>> minnesota congressman keith ellison is the co-chairman of the progressive caucus and is joining me now. you've seen parts of the president's plan as the co-chairman of the progressive caucus. is the president taking the stand necessary to make a real dent in the jobs crisis? because we keep hearing the words bold, big, urgent, comprehensive. is it really going to live up to what we're all expecting? >> i certainly hope so. and i also think so. from what i've seen of the president's job proposal so far, he is headed absolutely in the right direction. the only open question in my mind, is it bold enough and big enough? i have a jobs plan right now that calls for $350 billion to put into direct job creation, helping state and local governments. but i also think we need another $25 billion to fund the national infrastructure bank bill. i hope it's at least about $375 billion. it's going to need to be at least that to make the dent i think we need. the republicans haven't put up anything. they're full of criticism, but not full of any sort of proposals or good suggestions. they're ju

members of the congressional black caucus, and that is congresswoman donna edwards of maryland, keith ellisonof minnesota. great to have all of you with us. congressman cleaver, let's talk about the jobs fair you folks have been going to all summer long. did you hear the president get the message did he reach the american people on the jobs issue? >> there's no question about it. we went all over this country. we drew attention to lack of jobs by americans. there's no question about what happened this summer. we drew or attracted the attention of the president and of this nation for that matter, so i am very satisfied with the direction the president is moving. i think that this is a jolt to jiter ee unemployment situation and jiter ee, sometimes uneasy economy, and the president stepped up to the plate and did it in a very strong way. >> congresswoman edwards, the congressional black caucus at times has been rather critical of president obama for not going far enough. he did mention black unemployment tonight, the youth of america that's struggling in many respects. does this bill have a cha

members of the congressional black caucus, and that is congresswoman donna edwards of maryland, keith ellisonesota. great to have all of you with us. congressman cleaver, let's talk about the jobs fair you folks have been going to all summer long. did you hear the president get the message did he reach the american people on the jobs issue? >> there's no question about it. we went all over this country. we drew attention to lack of jobs by americans. there's no question about what happened this summer. we drew or attracted the attention of the president and of this nation for that matter, so i am very satisfied with the direction the president is moving. i think that this is a jolt to a jit jiter ee unemployment situation and jiter ee, sometimes uneasy economy, and the president stepped up to the plate and did it in a very strong way. >> congresswoman edwards, the congressional black caucus at times has been rather critical of president obama for not going far enough. he did mention black unemployment tonight, the youth of america that's struggling in many respects. does this bill have a chan