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On the recordMay 3, 2012
Well, with all due respect, President Obama had a democratic Congress when he arrived in Washington. He passed a stimulus bill which is a bill he and Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats agreed on. And they promised that unemployment would not go above eight percent.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen discusses the responsibility of President Obama and the Democratic Congress regarding the stimulus bill and unemployment rates.

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