Democrats also believe that it will lead to a healthier and more productive country.
The House Republican whip, Representative Roy Blunt of Missouri, said the bill "puts people to work, creates opportunity and makes America a more productive country" by unlocking new pools of talent.
There has been the usual talk about building a better, richer, more productive country but this has been done, for the most part, without much consideration of how this will relate to the world at large.
Again, it's an area where we are behind more productive European countries.
Economists say the proposed Fiat deal could set an important precedent for labor relations nationwide, moving Italy into line with more productive European countries like Germany.
Research from other countries suggests bees reared in cities are more productive than their country cousins.
Technology, they said, was making America's companies more productive, allowing the country to grow quickly without causing inflation.
It calls for investment to be targeted on infrastructure, basic services and combating soil erosion to make farmers more productive and the country less vulnerable to hurricanes.
Nick Bloom, of Stanford University, and Rafaella Sadun and John Van Reenen, of the London School of Economics, find that British factories of American multinationals are more productive than the country's other foreign-owned establishments, which in turn are sharper than locally owned rivals.
Healthier individuals are, in the long term, more productive contributors to a country's wealth, particularly as countries rapidly transition from high to lower mortality levels.
