[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 122 (Thursday, July 2, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S4173]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                              Jobs Report

  Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, as I come to the floor today, we have 
just seen incredible record-setting job numbers. It is wonderful news 
for American workers, for families all across the country. It is a 
stellar June jobs report.
  The U.S. economy added 4.8 million jobs, shattering all expectations. 
It is the largest monthly jobs gain in our Nation's history.
  So if you flip through the channels this morning, Mr. President--and 
I did see you on one of the morning shows, doing a wonderful job, as 
you always do, talking about your home State, talking about our 
Nation--but these were some of the comments today about the jobs 
numbers:
  CNBC's Jim Cramer said: ``There's an optimism in the country . . . 
people are hiring.''
  Ed Lawrence at FOX Business said: ``This is amazing. A good report 
anywhere you look at it.''
  Becky Quick, CNBC, said it was a ``trend from across the board of 
pretty strong numbers.''
  Stephanie Ruhle of NBC said it was a ``big positive.''
  Charles Payne, FOX Business, said: ``Even though the economists keep 
saying it's impossible,'' the numbers are terrific.
  Steve Liesman, CNBC, said: ``Bringing a lot of folks back.''
  Christine Romans of CNN: ``Big hiring.''
  Rick Santelli of CNBC: ``Really solid numbers.''
  So good news. Americans are getting back to work, and we need to make 
sure that we reopen responsibly, smartly, safely--the sorts of things 
you were talking about--knowing what to do, how to do it, how to do it 
right because the health and safety, as you mentioned, of our families 
is important, and it includes economic health as well, and we have that 
report today with a stellar jobs report