Jon S. Corzine: “I compliment you on holding this hearing. It is one of obvious importance.”

I point out this year, by decision, the FOP is not taking a position with regard to my amendment.

It is undermining the ability of working Americans to actually get good wages. That is why median income is down. That is why you go from $45,000 for a job lost to picking up a job worth $35,000.

I will submit a statement for the record.

The Senator most appropriately talked about the pain that is being inflicted on the unemployed because they are unemployed for a much longer period of time. But what is just as serious is that there are a lot of people who have said the…