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Bad news, most of it gym. >> all right, brian, president obama saying the biggest problem in unemployment is in the public sector, not the private sector. >> we know that the biggest problem that we've had in terms of unemployment over the last several months has not been in the private sector, it's actually been layoffs of teachers and cops and firefighters and we've created over two million jobs in the private sector. a million jobs this year alone in the private sector. but in the public sector, we keep on seeing these layoffs having an adverse effect on economies in states all across the c...

Considering hiring more and this tax break would encourage them to do it. hundreds of thousands of teachers and firefighters and police officers have been laid off because of state budget cuts. this jobs bill has funding to put a lot of those men and women back to work. it has funding to prevent a lot more from losing their job. i had a chance to meet a young man named robert barrels, he's an english teach tpher boston who came to the white house a few weeks ago. he's got two decades of teaching experience, a master's degree, he's got an outstanding track record of helping his students make hu...

In the private sector. million jobs this year alone in the private sector. but in the public sector we keep on seeing these layoffs having an adverse effect on economies in states all across the country. why wouldn't we want to make sure those teachers are in the classroom teaching our kids. so here is the bottom line. may expectation and hope is that everybody will vote for this jobs bill because it reflects those ideas that traditionally have been supported by both democrats and republicans. if it turns out that there are republicans who are opposed to this bill, they need to explain to me b...

have a significant effect for our economy and for middle class families all across america. what these independent experts have also said is that if we don't act, the opposite will be true. there will be fewer jobs, weaker growth. so as we look towards next week, any senator out there who is thinking about voting against this jobs bill when it comes up for a vote needs to sdmran exactly why they would oppose something that we know would improve our economic situation at surnl such an urgent time for our families and for our businesses. now, congressional republicans say one of the mo...

The law. which of course, is i will -- is illegal. you think it is appropriate for teachers to be breaking the law? >> ou teachers are exercising their first amendment rights. what is important is to make sure our students have adequate funding and we can bargain for better conditions. we are making sure the democratic process works.bái >> judge jeanine: no question the democratic process and first amendment are important. there are laws that make it illegal for teach terse to strike. is about teachers or the union? >> it is about our students. we have an opportunity -- >> judge jeanine: if i...