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Defending Obama's jobs record

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    Debbie Wasserman Schultz sounds off

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Report was a third straight month.

Week grows only added 80000 jobs.

Falling way short of the 95000 that was expected disappointing and both party leaders are weighing in the democratic congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz also the chair of the DNC.

Defended president Obama's economic recovery efforts.

It.

You look at where that we were when the president first took office in the economy was hemorrhaging 750000.

Jobs a month.

And now after president Obama's policies in place that -- for the last three and a half years we've had 28 straight months of job growth in the private sector.

Four point four million jobs created you did the good progress that we're making -- is is moving us forward.

We we need to continue to make more progress obviously and that -- -- we haven't gone far enough.

We need to keep pressing forward and continue to focus on middle class tax rates and making sure that we can create jobs and.

Make sure that that that we get the economy moving forward and it would be great if not Republicans would join us in that effort.

You know President Obama is focused on making sure that he's -- singles out like a -- getting hard jobs created in our economy turned around with -- without help from their.

But Republicans seize the opportunity to hit the president on the jobs report saying it's another example of why he needs to be replaced.

And the chairman of the RNC Ryan's free this did not mince words.

Responding today Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

I don't know if she's on vacation in New Hampshire on Mars I can't figure it out but.

The fact of the matter is people are not better off today than they were three or four years ago and the statistics bear it out I mean.

We can mind every bit we can -- everybody's mind watching this with the numbers but the fact of the matter is.

Is that there are almost a half a million more people.

Unemployed today than four years ago.

And if dead B and President Obama were good on their promises on the stimulus remember this that if we pass this trillion dollar stimulus that we'd have.

Five point 5% unemployment today what that means this.

If they kept their promises.

There would be eight and a half million more people employed -- day.

Then there -- it would be.

Four years ago the fact that -- matter is this president.

Can't fulfill a promise they're living in fantasy land.

And you know what we're gonna put this dream to an end -- there is in November save America fire Barack Obama and hire Mitt Romney.

That's the best stimulus plan for this country right now John.

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