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40 cell phones, in my district. a television station interviewed one of my constentuent who is said, i pay for one phone and i keep a free one as a backup -- just in case. so there has been a lot of -- there have been a lot of problems with this program. but beyond that, i think the issue is, where do we draw the line? it would be great if everybody had an ipad -- are we going to buy everyone an ipad? >> i looked deeper and the federal communication commission -- that's the government -- said that 41% of the nearly 6 million people who get these phones don't meet the requirements. >> that's ri...

What have you, one of those is a universal service fund. that's where the money comes from to fund this program. >> greta: all right, now, look, i mean, without even getting to whether it's a good program or a bad program, it's clear the 41% who don't qualify shouldn't be getting a phone. if you get a phone and you're not supposed to have it and you use it, i mean, you're essentially stealing. i mean, or you applied for one and lie on the application, saying you're below the federal poverty level. that's also a crime. >> sure. >> greta: we have all of this waste and fraud with $902 million a y...

Abuse is throughout this program. so people getting 10, 20, 30, even 40 cell phones in my district, a television station interviewed one of my constituents who said on camera, well, i paid for one phone and i keep a free one as a backup, just in case. and so there's been a lot of -- there have been a lot of problems with this program, but beyond that, i think the issue is where do we draw the line? it would be great if everybody had an ipad. are we going to buy everyone with ipad. >> greta: some are worse than others, and i looked deeper and the federal communication commission, that's the gov...

Sector job growth without the stimulus, unemployment was projected to hit 12% in 2010. only three republican lawmakers supported the stimulus. but as the president points out, a whole lot of them enjoyed the benefits. >> and i know you want these job-creating projects in your district. i've seen all those ribbon cuttings. >> by 2010, there were 110 gop lawmakers who lobbied for stimulus money for their home states. all of these lawmakers voted to kill the bill. the stimulus worked. but republicans just can't shake their demand for more cuts in government spending. in fact, republicans are comm...

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