Francisco Canseco: “If one were to ask the average American what their top three priorities for the Congress to work on would be, I think…”

“If one were to ask the average American what their top three priorities for the Congress to work on would be, I think you would get the answer of jobs, jobs, and more jobs. That's the answer because the employment situation in America is not good. Over 14 million Americans are out of work. We have had 29 straight months with the unemployment rate at 8 percent or higher and monthly jobs reports that show anemic job growth. Clearly, we need to turn our economy around so robust job creation can occur. The American people want and expect nothing less. Much of why our economy is not creating jobs is because of uncertainty in the economy that has been created by policies passed by Washington, like the government takeover of health care, the credit- restricting financial regulation bill, and the out-of-control spending. We tried it the way desired by President Obama and Washington liberals, attempting to spend and borrow our way to a better economy. And their bills, all they did was add to the debt that is dragging the economy down. Worst though is that Washington is ignoring three very easy actions that, if taken, will immediately help our economy. There are three pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea that will create jobs and are at no cost to the taxpayer. {time} 1050 Altogether, it's estimated by the Business Roundtable that these three agreements will create 250,000 jobs.…”