mr. schwartz? i'm sorry, miss castor. my apologies. you were here first. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, dr. elmendorf for being here today. if we had more people working across america, would our debt and deficit situation be improved? >> yes. absolutely. >> can you tell us if we had -- if the unemployment rate was 1% lower, how much better our debt and deficit situation would be? or 2%? >> i did not bring that magic table. this is the second time i wish i had. we wrote a letter to congressman van hollen a few months ago that talked about the effects on the economy, if the -- if the economy were stronger. i think we said about a third of the current deficit would go away if the economy were somehow immediately put back close to full employment. >> that's one of the frustrations, because there is absolutely no dialogue from my friends on the other side of the aisle as job creation is part of debt reduction and deficit reduction. we could really give a boost to this improving economy if we could do some things on jobs. i mean, here are the positive sides. we've had 27 straight

mr. schwartz. ms. jackson is recognized for questions. >> i thank the chairman and the ranking member and i certainly think the attorney general for his service. i just wanted to add but i don't think very quickly within the abduction entre introduction of the attorney general without any disrespect not towards you, the questioning sites get a series of questions then. i didn't know you were at deputy general and you continue to serve i think your appointment time for obama. the jury made during nighttime? you've had a continuous served, but between judgeship in the superior court that i understand your point about ronald reagan. is that correct? >> limiting and ask for your service and ask a questions. i ask for the investigation of texas for his purging of 1.5 million voters and i encourage and hope that there will be a speedy review inasmuch that we are in a process of election in a november 2012 election. i want to ask the question and i want to establish certain rights and eat grass and rise of ac

schwartz. concert, ms. castor. my apologies. ms. castor, you here first. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, dr. elmendorf for being a gay. if we had more people working across america with our deficit situation be improved? >> yes. absolutely. can you tell us if we had the unemployment rate was 1% lower, how much better our debt to deficit situation would be, or 2%? >> i did not bring that magic table. the second time i wish i had. we wrote a letter to congressman van hollen that talk about effects on the economy, if this economy was stronger but i think we said about a third of the current deficit would go away if the economy were somehow immediately put back close to full employment. >> that's one of the frustrations, because there's absolutely no dialogue for my friends on the other side of the aisle, as job creation support of debt reduction and deficit reduction. we could really give a boost to this improving economy if we could do some things on jobs. i mean, here are the positive signs. we've had 27 straight months of private sector job growth. manufacturing employment continued to trend