HOUSE Republican Leader John Boehner

Washington, Aug 7 - After the U.S. Department of Labor released its monthly jobs report showing that 247,000 more jobs were lost in July, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement:

“While the hard work and ingenuity of the American people will ultimately bring our economy back, the trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ has fallen woefully short of creating the jobs the Administration promised.  Nearly six months ago, the Administration promised its ‘stimulus’ would provide a ‘jolt’ to our economy, create jobs immediately, and hold unemployment below eight percent.  Yet more than two million Americans have lost their jobs since the ‘stimulus’ became law.  Every American has the right to ask ‘Where are the jobs, Mr. President?’  Trillions more in Washington spending will not end a recession; it only puts future generations under a mountain of unsustainable debt.

 “Today’s unemployment report is yet another reminder that more spending, taxing, and borrowing does not mean more jobs for the American people.  Instead of rewriting history on their ‘stimulus’ promises, Washington Democrats should abandon their job-killing agenda.  Rather than pushing an increasingly unpopular government takeover of health care that will increase costs, drive up the deficit, raise taxes, and destroy jobs, Democratic leaders would be well-served to work with Republicans on real reforms that expand Americans’ access to affordable health care and help small businesses create more jobs.”

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