>> yes, our executive committee has sat down with senator reid, majorityeader read, and we have discussed in great detail proposals we have submitted on the house side and to the white house. that would allow some attention to be given to the depression- level unemployment numbers in the black community. depression levels. i mean, what group in america with those kinds of numbers could be ignored? but yes, we're putting pressure on the senate side, and we believe we're getting some support for the things we are pushing. the problem is the senate has those arcane rules, and now you have to get 60 votes to get anything across. it is unfortunate. we have introduced, we, the congressional black caucus, 40 different pieces of legislation designed to create jobs. but the reality of washington, which i hope your viewers understand, is that majority means everything, and because democrats are in the minority in the house, none of our 40 bills are being considered. none of them have traveled to a committee. certainly, none of them have come to the floor. but that is not going to stop us from conti