our role in Congress, as Representative Delaney has pointed out, is really to put forward some policies that will encourage that growth.

The truth is that, for most workers, the job market is better today than it has been in years.

My hope is that we can spend the bulk of our time this morning focusing on solutions for helping more of America's long-term unemployed get back to work.

some of our high-tech companies are actually opening up there simply because at this moment they do not have the people they can find.

I appreciate that, because I don't think anyone has said it is not both things. It is both things.

Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of the Marketplace Fairness Act. I would like to thank Chairman Rockefeller. I would like to thank the two major sponsors of this bill, Senator Durbin and Senator Enzi, who have been working on…

Thank you very much, Chairman, and thank you, Senator Rubio, for holding this hearing. Very important.

I appreciate that you're willing to devote the personnel with some hard budget times that I hope will change if we can get a deal here going.

We know, with sequestration, there may be furloughs, or are furloughs with some of your personnel.

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about climate change. But I first do want to say how pleased I am that we just got cloture to move to debate on the Marketplace Fairness Act. I am a strong supporter of the legislation. As I said, I am a…

Yes. In other words, instead of paying up front, you put it on your property as a property tax, and even if the property changes hands, it just stays with it.

This transformation has given rise to vocal opposition and extensive public debate.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Anna Henderson, a fellow on my staff, have privileges on the floor during today's session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Actually in the public sector in many cases, it is easier because they know that in the public sector that building is going to be in the same hands for 30 or 40 years.

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 25 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Climate Change

Mr. President, I heard the Senator from Colorado. My remarks are about 25 minutes. Are the remarks of the Senator from Colorado significantly shorter? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Colorado.

Let us talk about pace laws. Can you explain to the folks what pace laws are and how they work? I think they are really a good way of doing this.

I support the goals in the bill. I think it is very smart in the bill that we have provisions to address exactly that, overcoming financing obstacles.