Obama’s jobs plan may add to supercommittee’s burden

On Friday, President Obama was in Richmond hoping to show Americans that he has a plan to jump-start the economy. "Let's just shake off all the naysaying and the anxiety and the hand-wringing," he said. "Enough of that. Let's get to work." Tuesday, he'll try in Columbus, Ohio, and on Wednesday, it'll be in Raleigh-Durham, N.C.

But as he ventures outside the politically barbed confines of Washington, it is becoming increasingly clear that the monumental task of figuring out how to pay for his jobs plan will fall to the new special congressional committee already charged with the daunting task of reducing the deficit by $1.5 trillion.

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Rosalind S. Helderman 10 Sep, 2011

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