standard & poor's has taken the u.s. down a notch after the long debt fight in washington. standard & poor's considers canada, france, and the uk more credit worthy than the u.s. our credit rating is on par new zealand and belgium. the downgrade comes on the heels of the newest jobs report showing the unemployment rate dropping slightly. the economy did add 117,000 jobs in july, but not enough to convince standard & poor's the u.s. is moving in the right direction. >> our job right now has to be doing whatever we can to help folks find work, to help create the climate where business can put up that job listing, where incomes are rising again for people. >> we were right to hold the president accountable on the debt limit because he's already back to proposing more stimulus spending, higher taxes and even more regulations. doubling down on the same failed policies is not the answer.