On the recordAugust 16, 2011
When folks tell you we have a choice between jobs now or dealing with our debt crisis, they're wrong. They're wrong. We can't afford to do just one or the other. We got to do both.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “When folks tell you we have a choice between jobs now or dealing with our debt crisis, they're wrong. They're wrong. We…”
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President Obama emphasizes the need to address both job creation and the debt crisis simultaneously.
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