On the recordAugust 10, 2011
I came to this congress for the jobs package. I compromised a lot. But here's my jobs package. Why won't the house Republic pass it?
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transcripts.cnn.comPaul Begala: “I came to this congress for the jobs package. I compromised a lot. But here's my jobs package. Why won't the house…”
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Begala argues that the president should frame his jobs package as a challenge to the Republican House.
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