George H.W. Bush: “I don't know that there's any number that I could put on something of that nature. The question is to numbers of jobs.…”

“I don't know that there's any number that I could put on something of that nature. The question is to numbers of jobs. All I know is the world and certainly the United States, much of the world has gone through some sluggish, difficult economic times. And therefore, what we want to do is to do everything we can through this international trip, through things we can do at home to create jobs in this country. But I don't think I can set a exact number for you. Some of what we're going to be doing is setting in motion, hopefully, machinery that will result in more American jobs. Just the discussions we had on investment here today could do that. So, I can't help you on exact numbers, but I can say, yes, I am determined to do everything I can, internationally and domestically, to try to create more jobs. Our unemployment rates there are not satisfactory, 6.9 or whatever the last figure is. Some say, ``Well, that's 3 or 4 points lower than the depth of the recession in '82.'' That doesn't matter to me, because I will repeat what I've said: ``For the person out of work, the unemployment is 100 percent.'' So, we're going to just keep on trying. Budget Agreement”