“I know that towns like Racine are still hurting from this recession,” said the President at a town hall in Wisconsin today. “This city has the second-highest unemployment rate in the state, and I can only imagine how much pain that’s caused and how many lives have been upended.” It was something he hears about all the time, he said, and something he still thinks about when he’s not hearing about it.
He made clear though the Recovery Act saved or created as many as 2.8 million jobs, and even though the economy is growing again, that’s little comfort for those still hurting and that’s no reason for him to rest:
And that’s why I’ve been fighting, in addition to everything we’ve done, for additional steps to speed up this recovery and keep the economy growing. We want an extension of unemployment benefits for workers who lost their job through no fault of their own. (Applause.) We want to help small business owners get the loans they need to keep their doors open and hire more workers. (Applause.) We want relief for struggling states so they don’t have to lay off thousands of teachers and firefighters and police officers. (Applause.)
President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a town hall meeting on the economy at Racine Memorial Hall in Racine, Wisconsin
He went on to put the truth on the table about who’s been helping, and who’s been hurting in the effort to get our economy right:
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