Issue Position: Jobs

Issue Position

We need to put America back to work -- but the "we" is not the government. Government does not create jobs. Government can help save jobs, but the public-private partnership unique to America creates an environment where businesses begin to hire and innovation happens.

There is no single silver bullet here. There's a lot of them, and we need them all. We need to invest in education at all levels, from early childhood to our research universities. We need sensible financial regulatory reform that creates the right conditions for investment and growth but protects our economy from greed. We need smart immigration reform that focuses on attracting and building a 21st century workforce--the kind of immigrant wave that made America great in the 20th century. We also need to make sure that our trade agreements benefit Americans and our commitment to our environment and our workforce.

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