VIEWPOINTS

“I am continuing to get rid of costly and unnecessary regulations. Much work left to do but effect will be great! Business & jobs will grow.”

— President Donald Trump in a tweet sent Thursday, the day after the Dow Jones industrial average passed the 22,000 milestone

“We can all agree the goals of our nation’s immigration system should be to protect the interests of working Americans, including immigrants, and to welcome talented individuals who come here legally and want to work and make a better life for themselves. Our current system makes it virtually impossible for them to do that.”

— U.S. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., on his proposed legislation to limit legal immigration

“I’m just not positive that 55- to 70-year-olds need so much more protection than workers 52 to 20, but are all those people needing protection now? Yes, absolutely. We are not paying enough attention to occupational safety in this country.” —

Ruth Finkelstein, co-director of Columbia University’s Aging Center, on federal statistics showing that more older people are dying on the job

“The July jobs report is solid from top to bottom — with the caveat that wage growth, while stronger than expected, remains subdued.”

— Andrew Hollenhorst, an economist at Citi, on U.S. Labor Department numbers release Friday, showing 209,000 jobs were added

“This is a massive procurement. We want as much competition as possible.” —

Mano Smith, Atlanta procurement officer, on retail spots available at Hartsfield-Jackson International Aiport, which is managed by the city