Hoyer: Dems Committed To Jobs And Economy

Current Majority Leader and newly elected Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) acknowledges that the midterm elections were a clear sign from Americans that there needs to be a greater focus on job creation and fiscal responsibility and that is what the Democratic Party will do. (0:22) 

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Many Still Feeling Economic Drag, Claims Former CBO Consultant

Many are still not seeing the benefit of the stimulus and thusly are still stuck in the economic drag says AEI scholar John Makin, a former consultant to the CBO and Treasury Department. (0:44)

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Biden's Economic Advisor: Middle To Low Skill Jobs Will Be More Prevalent In Future Economy

Jared Bernstein, the top economic advisor to Vice President Biden, says most jobs that will be created in the upcoming economy will require middle to lower skill sets. (0:56)

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HUD Secretary Hopeful About Creating Jobs

Shaun Donovan, Secretary of U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD), says that although the economy cannot be fixed immediately, good jobs can be created by “acting now”. (0:27)

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Exports To Double In Five Years

President Obama speaks to the President’s Export Council and says that America will double our exports of goods and services in the next five years. As more export is needed, more good jobs are created here in the United States. (:30) 

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Democrats Out Of Touch With Americans, Says Lawmaker

Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) says that Demcorats are coing to the realization that they have lost touch with what the American people need most, jobs. (0:34)

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Obama: Progress Needs To Come Faster

President Barack Obama says that American families are expecting to see expediated results in a progressing jobs market and he asserts that this is what he and his administration plan to accomplish. (0:17)

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Private Sector Experiences Seventh Straight Month Of Job Growth, Says Obama

President Barack Obama says that recent statistics released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics include expected job loss as a result of the end of Census season, when, in fact, the private sector has experienced its seventh straight month of job growth. (0:16)

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Debt Negates Positive Effects Of Stimulus Package, Says McCain

Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) says the economic stimulus bill did create jobs, but not enough to make it worth the $1.1 trillion the bill cost. (0:37)

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Pelosi Explains New Jobs Bill

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) focused on job creation in her weekly news conference Thursday. In the briefing, Pelosi presented information about a new jobs bill, the name of which seems to explain itself well.

The American Jobs, Closing of Loopholes, and Prevention of Outsourcing Act is “about creating jobs, preventing outsourcing of jobs overseas, [and] closing loopholes of corporations and wealthy individuals from avoiding U.S. taxes,” according to Pelosi. (0:31)
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Retrofitting Homes Puts Americans Back To Work, Says Labor Secretary

U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says retrofitting homes is the fastest way to get Americans back to work all over the country (0:14).
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Reid: Small Businesses Should 'Do Their Thing' To Create Jobs

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says small businesses should be allowed to "do their thing" in order to create more jobs. (0:19)
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Economist On How Obama Should Solve Jobs Problem

Dr. Christian E. Weller, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, and an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, explains what needs to be done to correct the nation's job market. (5:38)

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Obama Delivers State Of The Union Address

President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address Wednesday night. (69:31)
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Pelosi: Jobs Have Been The Central Issue Of 2009

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says Thursday during her weekly press conference that jobs have been the primary focus of Congress in 2009. (0:10)

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'Shovel Ready Jobs' Should Be Mantra Of Obama's Jobs Plan

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor said Tuesday that the phrase "shovel ready jobs" should be the mantra for the Obama administration's job plan. (0:43)
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Americans More Concerned With Jobs Than Healthcare Says Ohio Congressman

Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) tells reporters during a conference call on Friday that when he went home during the August recess, his constituents told him that they want Congress to focus on creating jobs before anything else. Latta says that one person told him that he doesn't care about having access to healthcare if he doesn't have the means of providing for his family. (:35)
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House Republican Conference Radio Row: Seniors Ought To Be Worried Over Reduction Of Medicare Funds, Says Ohio Rep.

Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) says the people who need to be concerned with the proposed health care reform bills are senior citizens since costs will be covered by making cuts to Medicare. Additionally, Latta says if Medicare funds can be paid for by waste fraud and abuse, the people currently in charge of waste fraud and abuse should lose their jobs.
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Man On The Street: South Carolina Resident Would Like To See More Jobs After DOW Jump

Man On The Street: Lynn, of South Carolina, responds to the DOW jump, saying that she would like to see more jobs and a better economy. Lynn adds that she doesn't see where more jobs are going to come from because there's no manufacturing base in America anymore and that more manufacturing jobs are in China. (0:14)
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FCC Chairman: Internet Vital To Applying For Fortune 500 Jobs

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said 75 percent of Fortune 500 companies only post job listings online, and if anyone wants a job with a Fortune 500 company that they would need broadband. (0:32)
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