We had hearings from west coast to east coast and often times we found that 15 to 35 percent was all that was available for training.

I will write a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and ask them how much money would we save over the next 10 years if we were to eliminate the middlemen.

Cut that out. Find buildings that were paid for by taxpayers and let them use that for a board meeting room for the workforce board.

the sequester is going to happen.

I really worry that part of our government here, two-thirds of it, you know, the Senate and the White House, and our friends over on the other side of the aisle, are deluding themselves into thinking this is taken care of.

our number one priority has to be expanding economic growth; making sure we promote job creation; making sure we strengthen the middle class

Publicly held debt will hit 76 percent of GDP at the end of this year.

We need to get serious on spending.

We can't tax our way out of this problem. We need to get serious about spending.

The CBO says our economy will grow by only 1.4 percent this year.

The best way is to get people back to work, in good jobs, with good wages, paying taxes, and getting spending under control.