John Fleming: “Reclaiming my time, I would just suggest that we're still well off pace. And accountability is not going to be a factor…”

Oh, absolutely, no question. But then you always have to apply that to over time, some places get hit three or four times over a decade.

As you know, unemployability levels are at historic lows today, not least of which is because of the deregulation and the reduction in taxes that have so much stimulated the economy.

There is no question about it, EDA does fantastic work, and I will be 110 percent committed to its success, efficacy, and efficiency while I am leading it and while it is funded.

I find this unsettling, because it is the security of our economy and job system that makes our country the land of the American Dream.