US President Barack Obama holds a meeting with local homeowners Jose Bonilla (C) and Lissette Bonilla at a private residence in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 24, 2011. Obama said the vast majority of Americans would see a tax cut under the bill — a $447 billion proposal aimed at reviving economic growth and curbing 9.1 percent unemployment. The White House has touted the jobs bill as a shot-in-the-arm for the economy, and accused Republicans of playing politics by blocking it. AFP Photo/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)