12/03/2009
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"One important part of this agenda is the reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act."
"Today's report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides fresh evidence that the labor market is strengthening and that we are on the path to economic recovery."
"Although the unemployment rate rose to 9.9 percent, the increase is due to re-entrants into the labor force, a sign of increased optimism about job prospects."
"By moving quickly and taking bold actions, the Obama Administration and Congress slowed the decline and restored the economy to growth in the second half of 2009."