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POLITICO Breaking News
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President Barack Obama turned his attention to jobs immediately after the Senate passed a measure that raises the debt ceiling and reduces the deficit by at least $2.1 trillion, narrowly averting a government default.
"We can't balance the budget on the backs of the very people who have borne the brunt of this recession," Obama told the nation on Tuesday, pledging to fight for "new jobs, higher wages and faster economic growth."
He said the compromise budget deal requires both parties to continue their work on deficit reduction. "We'll need a balanced approach where everything is on the table," he said, calling for reform of the tax code, adjustment of Medicare and elimination of subsidies for oil and gas companies.
So how many times is he going to make this kind of pledge? And how long will he keep his attention on growing the economy and ( cough cough ) creating jobs before he turns his attention back on his re-election?