Matt Cartwright: “Young families are crucial to anchoring the economic recovery, aren't they?”

These are men and women that have dedicated their lives to the protection of American citizens.

I thank Ranking Member Larson for yielding. I wonder if he would submit himself to a few questions and engage in a colloquy. Will the gentleman yield?

You know that in northeastern Pennsylvania, our economy has been bumping along since the decline of coal mining, since NAFTA, which bestowed benefits and burdens across our nation, but unevenly across our geography.

EDA has an important role in spurring job creation and economic diversification.