I want to thank you for your service on this Committee. It has really been an honor.
we are now one month shy of one year straight of employment gains in the private sector.
I just want to point out that... people who have to be 28 years or younger to have that recommendation affect in any kin...
the people of this country have understood that we could not dig ourselves out of this hole in one month.
No one is pleased when we have this unemployment rate.
retail sales surged up 6 percent in November for the most promising start of the holiday season in three years.
I really appreciate Representative Cummings's focus on some of these deficit issues and the Social Security.
we have seen some improvements with, for instance, consumer confidence.
I hope we can come up with the policies that can get us not just 130,000 each month, but, you know, a more robust 200,00...
I wanted to thank the Commission for its work on the Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, something I worked very hard ...
I just remember, back in the early days, when I got here, which is not that long ago, and the issues, as I know Chairman...
I was supportive of this bill, in general.
I discussed this with Secretary Napolitano--of the rescreening for passengers arriving from Canada.
Regrettably, recent terror attempts against the U.S. have once again highlighted both the risks that we face through our...
I just want to pass on the good work that they do.
It's impossible for them to plan for their futures; and I think that our pensioners deserve better than that.
this is like when--after the Cold War ended there was going to be this peace dividend, and we reduced the size of the mi...
We need to keep the focus today on the people that the PBGC serves: our Nation's pensioners, our workers, and our retire...