Mitt Romney: “He said if we let him borrow $787 billion, he'd keep it below 8…”

On the recordMay 31, 2012

He said if we let him borrow $787 billion, he'd keep it below 8 percent. The stimulus, by the way, borrowing $787 billion, the president said that would hold unemployment below 8 percent. He would keep unemployment below 8 percent. It has not been below 8 percent since.

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Mitt Romney

Republican · Utah

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Editor's note · Context

Romney claims that President Obama's stimulus did not achieve its promised goal of keeping unemployment below 8 percent.

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Mitt Romney: “He said if we let him borrow $787 billion, he'd keep it below 8 percent. The stimulus, by the way, borrowing $787…”

Editor's note · Context