Now, I want to be clear about something. Less bad is not good. That's not how President Obama and I measure success. We're not going to be satisfied any more than the governor is or anyone else is until we start adding, not losing, thousands of jobs per month.
On the recordSeptember 3, 2009
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Biden emphasizes that the current job numbers are not satisfactory and stresses the need for job growth.
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