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President Obama will have more than just a "to do" list to offer congressional leaders on Wednesday at the White House. 

After meeting with small-business owners to push his plan for a tax credit, the president took time to pick up hoagies for his private lunch with leaders from the House and Senate. Obama bought “an assortment of sandwiches,” according to the White House pool report.

“I’m going to offer them some hoagies,” Obama said.

The tax credit that Obama touted at the event is one of the five items on his “to do” list for Congress, a five-point plan he proposed Congress tackle before its summer recess. The president wants a 10 percent income tax credit for small businesses that hire new employees or raise salaries.

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