Companies need to keep their promises and have an obligation to make sure money is set aside so workers get what they have been promised when they retire.

We're not going to rest until every American who wants a job can find one.

We'll continue to work with China to open up markets and level the playing field for American goods and services.

The United States, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan will apply zero duties on these products as of an agreed date.

I welcome and endorse his call for action to ensure a successful outcome to the Doha round.

Matthew Slaughter, of New Hampshire, is nominated to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers.

We created a market-led approach to E-commerce that won acceptance around the world.

By first cutting and then eliminating the deficit, we have helped to create a virtuous cycle of lower interest rates, greater investment, more jobs, higher productivity, and higher wages.

I have determined that it is appropriate to restore GSP treatment for these articles to give effect to the Memorandum of Understanding.

I think there are a lot of people there who have this feeling that if they go more to a private economy and they have more entrepreneurial spirit, that there will also be more personal freedom associated with it.

It's long passed time we raised it again.

We should not jeopardize the longest economic expansion in history with risky tax cuts that threaten our fiscal discipline.

That last minimum wage increase provided a significant incentive to work, contributing to the 44 percent decline in the welfare caseload.

The Congress should pass clean legislation that would raise the minimum wage by $1 over two years.

For a full-time worker at the minimum wage, this increase would provide a $2,000 annual raise—enough for family of four to buy groceries for 7 months or pay rent for 5 months.

If we don't do this now when we've got the strongest economy in our lifetime, when will we ever get around to it?

I cannot accept any bill that would weaken the Community Reinvestment Act and undermine our commitment to promoting more investments in underserved communities.

I have just completed a meeting with my economic team to see what we can do to reach overall budget agreement with the congressional leadership.