"We can't celebrate a 10 percent unemployment rate, especially the long-term unemployment continues to grow in very troubling numbers,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

"But we also have to recognize that if markets are skittish and don't have confidence that we can tackle the tough problems of our medium- and long-term debt and deficits,then that also is going to undermine our recovery."

VOA: standard.2010.06.27