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

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

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

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.