Barack Obama: “It's astonishing to him that Congress won't do something to help…”

On the recordJune 7, 2012

It's astonishing to him that Congress won't do something to help government add more teachers' jobs, add more police officers, add more firefighters.

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Obama criticizes Congress for not supporting job creation in the public sector.

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Barack Obama: “It's astonishing to him that Congress won't do something to help government add more teachers' jobs, add more police…”