Jeff Merkley actually said...

So how can something so important to the economy, so important to the success of small business, with folks on both sides of the aisle sayin...

We should not be measuring the success of the American economy, if you will, simply by GDP but by how many families have living-wage jobs an...

I can tell you I am hearing nothing but praise back home from veterans' groups and senior groups for the type of work that you are doing.

Just take my remarks as an encouragement that something so important to the economy deserves to be near the top of the list.