these are, these are monies that go to the private sector to build roads and bridges and dams. we need to do that, and we can do that. clean energy jobs. they re changing the face of this nation. we need to do that. i m optimistic and hopeful that the spirit of compromise that has taken root in washington over the last several days will endure. i hope my republican colleagues will join forces with democrats to put america back to work and not be looking for winners and political parties, but let s start looking for winners with the american people. we ve made progress toward cutting the goal. we made progress toward our goal of cutting the deficit spending that we have around here. this nation still faces a jobs deficit as well. there is no issue more important to the american people than job creation. until every american who chooses to work can find a job, our job is undone, so we re going to continue making jobs our number
the house yesterday even as it passed. i think what the president is going to try to do is, number one, try to tell his base, look, in round two when this superpanel, supercommittee on the hill meets, he believes taxes will be on the table. and secondly, i think the president here is going to try the pivot to the economy, jobs. you heard senate majority leader harry reid pointing out he believes there s also a jobs deficit in this country, and the president and the congress, both parties are going to have to do more on this. as bret baier was pointing out, this deal shows us if nothing else, no money to stimulate the economy anymore. the president had his bite of that apple early on. republicans felt it was far too much money and be hasn t worked out. the president would certainly disagree with that, but unemployment s still stubbornly high, and you do have this jobs deficit and yet no real federal money to put a dent in it right now, jenna. jenna: not only about the money, just politi
that the federal government does. these are moneys that go to the private sector to build roads and bridges and dams. we need to do that and we can do that. clean energy jobs. they re changing the face of this nation. we need to do that. i m optimistic and hopeful that the spirit of compromise has taken root in washington over the last several days will endure. i hope my republican colleagues will join forces with democrats to put america back to work and not be looking for winners and political parties. let s start looking for winners with the american people. we made progress toward cutting the goal. we made progress toward our goal of cutting the deficit spending that we have around here. this nation still faces a jobs deficit as well. there is no issue more important to the american people than job creation. until every american that chooses to work can find a job,
opposite. may is marked down and june is basically nowhere. so the jobs machine stalled. and the only way to get it running again is to try to give it a little bit of fuel. some kinds of programs that are targeting jobs. as you suggested, as long as this town is obsessively focused on debt and deficit, the budget, not the jobs deficit, it is very possible to get policy makers looking in the right direction. we have talked before. i m from new york. in new york we have a place named times square. biggest con game in the world is three card mountainy where they trick you for the money where they try to get to you look under the card for the stone. this is the three card monty. they talk about deficits and spending rather than job creation. right. when the president came out this morning. what he said, the clip you played was very important. he could have come out and said this jobs report shows why we need to continue down the path
so this story is over? well, as long as someone introduces it, i guess it s over. it s right there. there you go. because that is not the main issue facing the united states right now. the main issue facing the united states is dealing with our debt and our deficit. so, michele bachmann has gone around the country for the last year and a half saying she wants to see president obama s birth certificate. but now that donald trump is being the media hog and he s getting all the attention, well, hell, she can t let that happen. she s got to step in and say, well, i guess it s over. i guess it s over. donld is kind of saying natured that story now and he has trumped up, for lack of a better term, everybody s emotion on the right as to whether this is going to be a valid issue or not. you look at the polls in iowa. 48% of republican voters think the president wasn t born in this country. trump s playing the right cards. how do you shoot down your opponent if you are serious about w