I would agree with the general proposition that the focus of the government should be to ensure that amounts are spent as planned and that they're spent effectively and appropriately. We can have a debate on jobs created and on the various sources of information one should use to calculate that. In the first instance, getting the money out is the main priority. In a couple of years we will be able to determine the exact number of jobs. When we're spending $62 billion, we know it's going to have an impact on jobs.
On December 8th, 2009. See this statement in context.