The number of people around the world that are really qualified to substitute for American workers is much smaller than people believe.

The United States is a country where people see the future as better and see themselves as making a better future for themselves.

They could make the changes they need to make, and move forward, or they could get left behind. The US is better off. We have a full-employment economy.

The first challenge he has to face ... is where is this economy going right now.

It's hard to blame productivity growth for a lot of manufacturing job losses.

The loss of manufacturing jobs after 2000 was just huge, and those jobs haven't come back.