Economy

Americans feel the pinch every time they fill up the tank.

As one of the world's fastest growing economies, our relationship with China is one of the most critical of the 21st century.

Our top priority right now has to be creating new jobs and opportunities in a fiercely competitive world.

We need to come together, Democrats and Republicans, around a long-term budget that sacrifices wasteful spending without sacrificing the job-creating investments in our future.

We've got to outeducate, we've got to outinnovate, we've got to outbuild, we've got to outhustle our competitors.

Jobs are critically important, not just as a political tool.

This legislation will put America on the path to a clean energy economy that will create American jobs building the solar panels, wind blades, and the car batteries of the future.

Already, we are watching small businesses learn that they will soon pay less for health care.

I called for a $30 billion small-business lending fund.

What Government can do is help create the conditions for companies to hire again.

We now know that the economy has been growing for the better part of a year.

I give you my word that I'm going to keep fighting every single day to create jobs and opportunities for people.

The truest measure of progress would be whether or not we were creating jobs.

The true engine of job growth in this country will always be the private sector.

This is the largest monthly increase in 4 years.

The 'Home Star Energy Retrofit Act' is a commonsense bill that will create jobs, save consumers money, and strengthen our economy.

We can't just rebuild the economy to where it was, we're going to have to rebuild it stronger than before.

We're going to have to rein in these deficits in the long run.