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Today, the President came to Maryland to reiterate his commitment to an all-of-the-above strategy to combat rising energy costs.

In the face of a recovering economy, young people today are confronted with the great challenge of making their way in an unpredictable job market.

I want to thank the Department of Veterans Affairs for recognizing the importance of Charlotte Hall Veterans Home to our local veteran population.

I rise in strong support of these six pieces of legislation, which have been put together and called a jobs bill.

I thank John Lewis for being my friend, and I thank John Lewis for allowing me for the ninth time to walk with him across that bridge, and as I do I will be holding the hand of John Lewis and holding in my other hand the hand of my 10-year-old granddaughter, Alexa.

I was pleased to see so many federal employees at todays event. These are public servants who perform important work on behalf of this nation, from keeping our homeland safe to ensuring the food we eat is safe and making certain our seniors get their Social Security checks on time.

Our economy is in recovery: weve seen 10 quarters of growth in GDP; 3.6 million private sector jobs added in the past 23 months; the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P all up at least 90% since March of 2009, and unemployment down from a high of 10% in 2009 to 8.3% today.

A Navy admiral once described our military value with this statement: Without ordnance, the Navy is just an expensive cruiseline.