On the recordFebruary 8, 2009
More than 90 percent of the jobs created by this plan will be in the private sector. They're not going to be make-work jobs, but jobs doing the work that America desperately needs done.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “More than 90 percent of the jobs created by this plan will be in the private sector. They're not going to be make-work…”
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Obama discusses the job creation aspect of his economic recovery plan.
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