Immelt, Donohue to Obama: Uncertainty causes unemployment - Make a deal now!

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58735.html

Immelt, Donohue: Make deal now
By Joseph Williams

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s president and the White House’s top business ally dialed up the pressure on President Barack Obama and Congress Monday to immediately make a deal on the government’s debt limit ceiling – or risk triggering more economic headaches.

As Obama and leaders on Capital Hill continued to wrestle with the issue, chamber president Tom Donohue and Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of General Electric, said uncertainty about the nation’s finances are key factors in the stalled economic recovery, 9 percent unemployment and the lackluster June jobs report.

Appearing at a jobs summit hosted by the chamber, Immelt and Donohue both said the lack of a deal has heightened an already uncertain climate for the business community, making Fortune 500 companies and small businesses alike reluctant to hire.

“We’ve got a very few days to fix this debt, or we’re going to be running around with very serious problems,” said Donohue during a wide-ranging question and answer session with reporters. While he expects Congress and the White House will strike a deal, Donohue said, politics on both sides are to blame for the current standoff.

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1. They are putting pressure on the

wrong person/branch of government. They would be better served to put the pressure on their lackeys in Congress.

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2. They are the problem /nt

[kentuck]

3. Aren't Immelt and Donohue both Republicans?

These are the guys Obama is listening to?