Economists say that the Democrats' stimulus package saved or created one to two million jobs but the Senate Minority Leader isn't about to admit it.
February 21, 2010

Economists say that the Democrats' stimulus package saved or created one to two million jobs but the Senate Minority Leader isn't about to admit it.

"The evidence is clear, Tiger Woods and John Edwards had a better year than the stimulus did," Sen. Mitch McConnell told Fox News' Chris Wallace Sunday.

McConnell did concede that there was some benefit from stimulus money. "The stimulus probably did save state government jobs," said McConnell.

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