Mike Thompson actually said...

It has no net benefit to the economy, but we ended up with this much larger budget deficit and higher debt load.

But those top-line economic indicators don't capture the whole story.

Too many people want, but cannot find, full-time, stable, good-paying jobs.

The subject of today's hearing, how the middle class is faring in today's economy, cuts to the core of what I view as the key mission of thi...