Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100217:15:51:00
Or firefighters. we have people working on clean energy jobs all because of the recovery act. >> the president tried to explain, almost like a professor in a sense, what happens during a recession, that businesses pull back and they start to lay off people. and the president pointed out that during a recession, it's the government that can provide a boost. is that an argument that's difficult for people to understand? is that part of the problem? >> well, it may be, but it's not difficult for people in the construction trades to understand in wisconsin because of the collapse of the economy in...