There is no reason inherent in the real resources available to us why we cannot move rapidly within the next two or three years to a state of genuine full employment.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
But obviously, we can't afford to make some bad long-term decisions with regard to basic commitments our country has - trade those away for some short-term assistance that may or may not be there a month from now.
We can't let government make long-term commitments that it may not be able to keep.
Without investment, you cannot have jobs.
Low-wage jobs have gone offshore. We need to innovate to stay competitive.
We don't live in a world where any job lasts forever.
We don't start a job that we can't finish... that's the American way.
Because the truth is, today's immigrants, as they have for generation after generation, work the longest hours at the hardest jobs for the lowest pay, jobs that are just about impossible to fill.
We cannot neglect the unemployed, underemployed and dislocated workers of America who need ample and widespread funding for federal job training services.
The big story of 2013, a very distressing year, is that Americans continue not to be able to find the full-time jobs they need, and that's something which the president has to recognize as the first priority of his administration.
For a variety of reasons, we are not producing at a given level of economic activity the jobs we used to have.