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Where we've seen a lot of the manufacturing jobs, of course, go by the wayside. the men have been hit really hard. these are thips of areas where they're really making great, great headway. >> so, young, single, childless women but women overall, how are they doing? >> women have been fairing very well in this recession because the vast majority of the jobs lost have befallen men. they have been in those industries hit hard, construction, manufacturing. women tend to be in areas that are growing. health care, education, for example. so, we now account for about 50% of the workforce up from 30%...

Consumers. and the final thing i would say is what i said to a republican colleague on the floor yesterday. will they have that same test when they bring to the floor another big tax cut for the estate tax for a few hundred families in this country? they're going to bring an estate tax cut for a few hundred families and i bet they don't care if that's paid for but when it's people out of work in this country, working class people, middle class people, bread winners who can't bring home any bread right now? suddenly the rules change. if there was ever a disaster in this country and that's how w...

Costs are still going up. we have people losing their homes. 5,000 people a day losing their homes because of a medical bankruptcy. so from my perspective, we have to focus on jobs. for me, it's always about jobs. jobs includes tackling health care costs. >> krista freeland. >> senator, we've also heard from the president that next year, in his budget for next year, he is going to be focusing on deficit reduction and he thinks it is going to be time to be worried about that. is that too soon? should the president still be focusing on stimulating the economy? >> we have to be focused on both. i...

List. and you made maxim magazine's list of hottest women. >> no, i didn't hear that. are there people laughing about that? >> i didn't even hear a chuckle, not one chuckle. i don't know anyone who can live in those two worlds that i've just mentioned here. >> i don't either. it's a good thing, i don't know. well, you know, i approach this position like i approach my life. i try to be as authentically me as i can be. i've said this before, because it's easier to maintain it. so what people have seen over the course of the year is really michelle. and i find a level of comfort in that role. so ...

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