Mitt Romney, now the Republican presidential candidate, attacked the plan as “mere stimulus” that would “throw a cup of gasoline on the embers” of the recovery. Ultimately, Obama, bolstered by polls endorsing his plan, won partial passage of two AJA policies: a one-third cut in employees’ payroll taxes (he had proposed one-half), and an extension of unemployment benefits by about 60% of what he had recommended.
&nbsp;“美国就业机会法案”遭到参议院共和党人的阻挠，而共和党控制的众议院同样阻止表决这项法案。该法案被目前的共和党总统候选人米特·罗姆尼诋毁为“单纯的刺激”，就像在经济复苏即将熄灭的余烬上泼上一杯汽油。最终奥巴马在赞同该项计划的民调支持下部分通过了两项就业法案政策：包括将雇员的工资税削减三分之一（他原本提议削减一半），以及将失业救济扩展至他所建议的60%。