Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/obama-congress-needs-to-explain-opposition-to-jobs-plan Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story In a press conference Thursday, President Obama called on Congress to explain its opposition to his jobs plan as the Senate prepares to vote on the measure. He also spoke on the war in Afghanistan, the “Occupy Wall Street” protests and the European debt crisis.