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Former Energy Secretary Federico Pena on why the economy is improving because of Obama’s policies.
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Rico -- is Obama campaign co chairman of former secretary of energy former secretary of transportation.
He's a big deal is a very big deal could have figured it failed because -- -- might cause a big deal -- Kelly yep people hear anyone with people it's a big gala.
-- let me ask you though.
-- from street from the spending Democrats are bracing get -- saying we're proud of it is out of risky strategy.
Well that's not our strategy personal remember the president proposed a four trillion dollar proposal and work with speaker Boehner.
To reduce the deficit very significantly as we all know it fell apart.
A year ago so that's always been this president's strategies yet the deficit down start dealing with the debt but when I was the President Clinton it -- -- -- years to get to tip his two terms so.
Its residents actually made it worse right idea -- -- stewards of it's gotten worse in my that'll be as well but it just seems odd to hear now people.
And there might be very good reasons are that that does that this spending was justified.
And -- yielded some results of health care that is.
A lot of Americans are saying in the latest poll 52% very leery about the future not optimistic about the future doesn't that rest of the doorstep of the president.
Well I'd like to remind people about what we've done in the last four years remember.
I don't come on now yeah president's done a good job of that died -- what does that it would stage of the life and now it's it's a question of -- -- -- questions always ask are we better off.
For years and and I argue we are better off.
Article today's candidate most Americans agree -- Most Americans are beginning to understand -- remember they remember when they are housing prices are going down but I don't interview senator bumper -- are you know but now people are finally.
Housing prices stabilize banks are now lending again.
You know we're now creating jobs that things are getting better I would argue that very strong and I will argue that for the next few months then why -- so many.
White House officials and an operative.
Seemed to trip over themselves over this -- are better off well.
Yes if you include this -- see who you we are -- not real well I believe we are so.
Clearly the president should embrace -- first today to bid round you are better off a bit at -- doesn't -- for the jugular there are you kidding me I look like Mitt Romney go to the children that went.
Presents a great record.
And you remind the American people about why we are well let me answer your question.
This is -- president.
We try to do the big deal four trillion dollar reduction our deficit he couldn't get the Republicans in the house to go well up -- Philadelphia trillion dollar -- the debt over ten years now.
So it's number wonder its planned by the way it's still -- -- -- -- plant -- but if we fight this much just trimming the growth of our debt.
Will we ever get together on on cutting it I think the American people are gonna put a lot of pressure.
On the next can't you guys ignored not get about Republicans still have well everyone ignores it that that's gonna get like it's -- -- -- that that that's gonna end.
The American people are fed up and then well that the that there -- be were fed up with -- -- not working.
The president has said in the interview recently -- I'm willing to work for the public -- but they're gonna have to meet me halfway the American.
People expect that.
-- it's up to both sides.
We get this job done but the American people are demanding that and I believe it to be a lot of pressure on Eric look through the poll numbers on on the numbers are the worst ever.
So there's a lot of pressure on them also to get this -- -- and I'm proud of this record.
We're gonna run on it we can't look like can't wait for the first debate that's it which will be held endeavor by the way that's right that's right -- debated --
