Bloomberg: $1.2 Trillion Super Committee Deal Almost As Bad As No Deal

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, during a speech at the Center for American Progress Tuesday, advised the Joint Select Commission on Deficit Reduction to adopt the Simpson and Bowles recommendation because a deal of only $1.2 trillion in spending cuts would be “almost as bad as getting no deal at all.” (0:24)

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Immigrants Are Not Slowing Green Growth, Says Former Green Jobs Czar

Van Jones, the former green jobs czar and currently a Senior Policy Advisor at the Center for American Progress, told reporters Wednesday that “immigrants are not a problem or obstacle to greening of America.” (0:16)

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