Political Quotes

“I come to the floor with a simple message about our economy. I know we are in the process of our Transportation bill, and the chairman of the committee may come out momentarily, so I will yield when that moment happens so we keep that process going because that bill is about creating jobs and infrastructure investment. But I just wanted to comment on the fact that we have made incredible progress, and we continue to make incredible progress, when we think about where we were 3 years ago and where we are today. I know some in Washington like to focus on scare tactics and talk how bad things are or how they could be worse if we continue on whatever path they think we are on. But the fact is we have to look at the recent notifications produced not by a bunch of politicians but by other people who are looking at the economy or investing in the economy or participating in the economy in a pretty direct way. One statistic is reflected on this incredible chart. When we look at it, it speaks for itself. Just prior to 2009 and a little after, we had about 8 million jobs that were lost. This chart shows we have now had 22 months of consecutive growth, but actually we have had 23 months of consecutive growth. This number, which says we have had 3.2 million new jobs, is actually closer to 3.7 million new jobs in our economy since the great recession started in late 2008, early 2009. I know people come down and say: Oh, it could be better.…”