mr. joerres with same. hiring plans reported by those companies are up back where they were before the recession began. >> a while. >> those are hiring plans another not materialized yet into action. and i think the discrepancy between the plans of the action has something to do with the insurgency point you made in that we referred to in our testimony. but just coming to, you know, the issue you raise about the long-term unemployed, and both of our prepared remarks, mr. joerres and i referred to training. in the history of training programs is to some extent a checkered one. but i think the importance of training can't be denied. the importance of education, so there's a short-term component and a long-term component to that era and the short-term, for example, i propose that we paired the unemployed who are getting income support, which is very much needed with a pool of unemployed, for example, newly minted our students, perhaps in teachers who have been laid out and get them together in a training progr

mr. joerres and i referred to training.long- term component. in the short term, i propose that repair the unemployed who are getting income support which is very much needed with a pool of unemployed, for example college students or teachers who have been laid off, and get them together in a training program that can give people basic job skills. in that way, you are giving people important things to do while they are looking for a job. i think we all agree that when you have long spells of joblessness that erodes the chances you are going to get a new job. it erodes your skills and it arose your ability to find a new job. all of those things are important. >> do you see any bright spots? >> i think that first of all an interesting chart -- we always follow up hearings with those. this chart shows the geographic distribution of the recovery. there are some states that are starting to look pretty solid again and others that are still in deep trouble. when correlation that i have seen in some of the work i have done is that t

mr. joerres and mr. hassett for their willingness to come and return to testify.s to cause problems. and roger altman, deputy treasury secretary for our country is going to testify, and he has been snowed out and not able to come. so, has not -- unanimous consent to put his testimony in the record. today's hearing continues our in-depth series of job creation. today will be examining the prospects of a marked recovery from the great recession, which is fueled by double-digit crises in both the housing and financial sector. a recent op-ed by professor alan blinder, which was raised by the -- based on the testimony he was supposed to give this committee before he was snowed out, presents a clear picture of the tip of a possible policy options to increase private sector employment. either increased demand by consumers and businesses, or give employers the incentive to hire workers. on tuesday, the jec heard testimony from dr. daud elmendorf from the congressional budget office. it showed -- is testimony showed this is one of the most efficient ways of spurring hiring

mr. joerres' have a surplus they sell overseas, it has huge economic impact. we are looking at three pending trade agreements with colombia, panama, and south korea. we are seeing other countries ahead of us -- canada, the eu. that would put us at another competitive disadvantage. do you support those trade agreements, opening those markets for u.s. service and production companies? >> did you for your question. i support, in general, the idea that we should have free and open trade, and also the idea that it has to work both ways. when we open our markets to companies in other countries, and to other countries. we want to make sure that we have access to their markets. we want intellectual property agreements that make sure we have a level playing field, to the extent that is possible, in which our companies can compete. and so it does work both ways. >> we are such an open economy in the united states. panama and colombia have 1-way trade. we have obstacles from we try to have two-way trade. in every other case, it has worked beautifully for us. we have doub