John Cornyn Quotes

The number one focus of the American people has been jobs and the economy.

The president's economic plan doesn't do enough to create new jobs and that has to be a national priority. While there are some signs the economy is improving, it is not translating into jobs.

Quite frankly, I'm running a campaign on the economy and jobs and economic opportunities for the American people.

I mean, the reality is unemployment today - over 14 million Americans are unemployed. That's exactly what it was a year ago. I mean, this - the American people know we can't borrow and spend and bail our way back to a growing economy.

Economy's got to get moving, we've got to get the unemployment rate down. That may be the defining issue of the campaign.

Jobs are central to the American dream - and President Obama has focused on jobs from day one.

You know, I think, people of all stripes in California, Republicans, Democrats, conservatives, liberals, frankly, as I have traveled the state, the number one issue is jobs. And they are looking for which candidate can get the economy back on track.

A nation that cannot create jobs cannot survive.

Americans want real solutions and good jobs.

The economy, unemployment, the future... Politicians, economists, and journalists are constantly debating these key issues for our country but rarely come to an answer. But behind all this, there is a fairly simple truth: no matter what anybody says, jobs are hard to come by.

The tax relief package enacted in 2001 was central to pulling the economy out of the post 9-11 recession. It's the reason we've got low unemployment and have created more than two million jobs in the last year.

And we've given all you people need to know and understand about our financial situation and about how we live our life. And so, the election, again, will not be decided on that. It will be decided on who is gonna turn the economy around and how are jobs gonna come back to America.

The principal problem facing our economy today is jobs.

You don't want to get so distracted, focusing on what the opposition is putting forth that you forget to remind America that the real issue is 8.3 percent unemployment, virtually no growth at all in an economy that has been in shambles for the last four years under Obama.

People aren't stupid. I mean, people remember in 1990, the unemployment rate was 10 percent. Now it's 4 _ percent. We've got 1/4 million jobs that we've created.

The Democrats have an answer to the unemployment problem. They're all running for the Presidency.

Employment no longer responds to governments …

From the day he first walked through the door of the Oval Office, President Obama's top priority has been growing our economy, creating good jobs, and rebuilding middle class security.

What America needs is jobs. Lots of jobs.

People want the United States Congress focused on creating jobs in this country.

Everybody has to agree that the best thing we can do to start reducing the deficit in this country is to put people back to work.

The job market improved impressively under Barack Obama's presidency after the Great Recession, when millions of jobs vanished seemingly overnight.

For me, it is all about people having jobs, and that is why I make no apology for having focused relentlessly on employment and job creation.

We're really going to be focused on economic growth and creating jobs, and that's really going to be a priority.

I think it's important to focus on our economy, on jobs, on getting America back to work.