I believe that the best way to grow our economy is by nurturing an environment where organic job growth is possible.

Both the President of the Americas at Ford and Mr. Kubat from Phillips put three of the same issues in their top four areas for Congress to focus on.

Stealing from individuals who have worked and saved their entire lives so that they may live in dignity during their golden years is nothing less than appalling.

This is a really important issue. This is about jobs that can't be outsourced and hundreds of billions or even now one gentleman said, when you put in all the indirect jobs and money, it is a trillion-dollar industry.

If we can drive there, we can have a field hearing.

Thank you, Chairman Terry, for showing your leadership on this very important issue and allowing me to share northern Nevada's experience.

The travel and tourism industry provides good, middle-class, domestic jobs that, almost by definition, cannot be outsourced.

The jobs created when restaurants, hotels, and amusement parks grow are good, honest-paying jobs that can help our young people find work.

For every five new hotel rooms they build, three American jobs are created.

What is not impressive and what I am concerned with is the current status of the U.S. when it comes to competing for foreign travelers.

For every 33 travelers who visit the U.S. from abroad, one U.S. job is created.