"I think the other piece that people do not always think about is that the Stimulus--the Recovery Act was one-third of these investments, but the other one-third was shoring up state budgets and unemployment and things we have talked about today--but the other third were these tax cuts."
"We're still not where we should be."
"And is that because people sort of take one step at a time and they think, well, our business is doing a little better, so, we'll get temporary services first?"
"There are people that are unemployed that at least can get unemployment, yet there are a lot of us that don't have any income at all."
"9.8 percent. So that seems closer than it was in the past."
"So you can see why the President has made it a priority to try to get people to not just finish high school but to finish some, at least a year of college."
"What is the unemployment rate now for Gulf War Era Veterans, those Veterans who have served in the Armed Services since September 2001?"
"I think in Minnesota of our Guard and Reserve. They left jobs behind, and then they come back and those jobs are no longer there."
"Maybe it is because of my questions about this every month and all the CSPAN viewers seeing that, and then hiring Gulf War Veterans and people who are serving."
"So presumably that could help with that particular sector? Is that right?"
"I think you see people starting to believe that there is hope in this economy."