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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Wednesday that House Republicans were "looking to make sure [Senate Majority Leader] Harry Reid follows through" on the JOBS Act, a series of measures targeted at helping small businesses that earned the blessing of the White House Tuesday.

"Yesterday we heard from the White House that the president supports the JOBS Act. We are looking to make sure Harry Reid follows [(D-Nev.)] through with what the president is asking," Cantor said during an interview with Bloomberg TV. "Let's see if we can produce some results altogether. Let's make sure that Republican or Democrat, we are all in it for the American people so we can do something to produce a result to get this economy back on track and create some jobs."

Republicans are hoping the legislation â€" which incorporates some bills championed by House Democrats and the White House â€" can provide a political win heading into the spring and effectively neutr! alize Democratic talking points arguing that Republicans have been reluctant to act on jobs. But Cantor said he was hopeful that the bill wouldn't be the last bipartisan effort of the legislative year.

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