In his weekly radio address, President Barack Obama slammed Republican opposition to Senate Democrats’ efforts to pass a jobs bill that would extend unemployment benefits and send billions to states in fiscal relief.
“Republican leaders in Washington just don’t get it,” Obama said Saturday morning. “While a majority of Senators support taking these steps to help the American people, some are playing the same old Washington games and using their power to hold this relief hostage — a move that only ends up holding back our recovery. It doesn’t make sense.”
The president also spoke about a troubling June jobs report that showed losses after what had been four straight months of modest job creation. Despite signs that the economic recovery is slowing, Obama struck a positive note, pointing to six months of private-sector job creation after 22 months of losses. - Politico Story
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