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I rise today to talk about something we do not hear enough about on the Senate floor these days: Jobs, jobs, jobs. During the 2012 election, the monthly jobs numbers were even more closely watched and analyzed than the daily polls, but…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Employment Agenda
Your experience and your qualifications make you an exceptional candidate.
Congratulations on your nomination, and welcome to you and your family and supporters and friends.
We will examine the preparations made by the city of Boston and by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to deal with a crisis of this nature.
Just as we did in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, we must learn from the Boston Marathon bombing.
For more than a decade, our country has worked to promote effective emergency response systems that help cities and States to mitigate the effects of a terrorist attack.
No, I just want to thank Mr. Duffy for working with us--for giving me the opportunity to work with him, I should say, and any advice that you can provide for us, we want to try to get it right. The idea is to do a pilot. You all mentioned…
The JOBS Act, which I worked on with Members from the other side of the aisle--many of us did.
This was the most productive work, I think, that we did in the last Congress, certainly in this committee.
What can we do on our side, our end of this government in the legislative branch, in this Committee, what can we do to help the Census to do a better job, better results, more accurate, but not for a whole lot more money?
I think most people in this country, if you said, how would you like to be Director of the Census as opposed to being a movie star or a Senator or whatever, people would probably have other--Dr. Coburn? [Laughter.]
The last census cost almost $50 per person to count. It is ridiculous.
I believe I recommended to this Committee that he be considered to be the Director of the Census Bureau.
I think Dr. Groves has done a good job in redirecting the organization.
Our focus should not be so much on how much we want to fine people for their failure or refusal to actually participate, but try to better explain why the American Community Survey is important, why it is of value to our country, and why…