Oracle Jobs Numbers Were Skewed, Says Lawmaker

Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) addresses members of the media saying that while Oracle claimed to have added jobs with its repatriation tax break of 2004, it in fact bought two companies, fired thousands, and claimed the remaining employees added to Oracle’s employment count. (0:30)

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Minorities Still Suffer The Most Job Loss, Says Official

The Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, Keith Hall, says that minorities and the uneducated continue to suffer the most job losses, a trend that parallels unemployment statistics prior to the recession. “The trend is pretty much the same,” Hall says. “When the overall unemployment rate goes up, it goes up by more for the minorities.” (0:18)
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Economic Advisor: Obama Wanted 'Good Employment Bang For The Fiscal Buck' With Stimulus Plan

Christina Romer, Council of Economic Advisers Chair, describes the Economic Recovery Act as a collaborative effort by the Obama administration and Congress to create a bold and well-conceived plan. She said the President wanted a package that "was large and got good employment bang for the fiscal buck." (0:36)
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Rep. Sutton: We Don't Care About GM Or Chrysler Brand, We Want To Save Jobs

Rep. Betty Sutton (D-Ohio) says that by preventing GM or Chrysler from shutting down independently owned dealerships, Congress does not intend to preserve the brand of GM or Chrysler. Rather, Sutton says, Congress is making the move to save jobs (0:14).
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Council on Economic Advisers:No change in purpose of Recovery Act

By Courtney Ann Jackson- Talk Radio News Service

Nothing has changed about the Council on Economic Advisers' estimate in measuring the creation and saving of jobs. Their purpose remains the same. (0:28)
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"Critical government programs…endangered by staffing crisis"

Professor Linda Bilmes of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University speaks with Jay Goodman Tamboli about her new book, The People Factor: Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service and the staffing crisis that faces the American government. Bilmes and co-author W. Scott Gould are calling on a federal investment of $10 billion over the next five years to improve recruiting, training, and management of the federal workforce. (10:33)
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Harkin: "Power back into the hands of the people"

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Senator Tom Harkins (D-Iowa) talks at a press conference about the progress of the “Employment Free Choice Act: Strengthening the Middle Class.”

Senator Harkin’s said: “We are introducing legislation that puts the power back into the hands of the people who are truly the backbone of our country. Today, Congressman Miller and I along with our co-sponsors are introducing the Employment Free Choice Act and we intend to pass this act not in a matter of years, but in weeks or months.”


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Miller: "Employment Free Choice Act does three things"

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Congressman George Miller (D-Ca) talks at a press conference about the progress of the “Employment Free Choice Act: Strengthening the Middle Class.”

Congressman Miller said: “Under this bill the employees can choose to organize either through the National Labor Relations Board Election Process or through a majority sign up. Under the current law the CEO can veto employees choice when they use majority sign up. Under this bill the employee’s choice will be respected.”




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Rep. Calvert says E-verify program is "doing the job it was intended"

Rep. Ken Calvert says at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing that E-Verify employment verification system is “doing the job it was intended: denying employment to people in the United States not authorized to work.” (0:38)
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Congressman Hayes (R-NC) discusses FAA employees

Congressman Hayes (R-NC) discusses Federal Aviation Administration employees and how they are used. (0:34)
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President George W. Bush speaks about Tax Relief at CPAC

At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) President Bush talked about how the tax relief has been successful and has opened employment opportunities to US citizens, regardless of the faced critiques.
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Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) asks Labor Statistics Commissioner about possible recession at Joint Economic Committee hearing on jobs

Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Keith Hall, says he does not want to speculate about the future employment outlook but says that he does not want the current trend to continue.
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Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) discusses employment at Joint Economic Committee meeting

Senator Schumer, chairman of the committee, cites figures revealing a significant downturn in employment rates for January, 2008 at a hearing today to discuss jobs.
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