Mark Pocan: “Thank you so much, Representative Jackson Lee. I think you clearly explained the dilemma we have. While the economy is…”

“Thank you so much, Representative Jackson Lee. I think you clearly explained the dilemma we have. While the economy is slowly bouncing back--and this President has brought us from a 9.8 percent unemployment rate he inherited down to 7 percent--and jobs are slowly being created, we still are noticing that there are still people being left behind. We have to recognize that as well. I believe Secretary Robert Reich wrote a piece that appeared today that explained that so well. Unfortunately, due to income inequality, the gap of the percentage of people who are poor, are working but still are not earning enough, we need to talk about that as well. I now yield to another one of my colleagues, one of my freshman colleagues who in fact has been elected by our Democratic class as the freshman class president. He serves on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform where he is the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, and is also on the Committee on Natural Resources. It is my honor to yield to Representative Matt Cartwright from Pennsylvania.”