Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, released the following statement today after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that employers added 114,000 American jobs in September.

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Early last month, extremists attacked our diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt, killing Libyan Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans following the release of a crude anti-Islamic video. The reaction has sparked urgent discussions about the “Arab Spring” transforming into an “Islamist Winter.” Some of my colleagues in Congress say the only option for the United States is to disengage from the region..

“This year, more than 200,000 women will be rattled by a diagnosis of breast cancer and thousands more will succumb to the disease. These women live in each of our neighborhoods, come from every walk of life and are our mothers, sisters, aunts, daughters, and friends. This tragic figure includes approximately 3,500 women and 30 men diagnosed with invasive breast cancer each year in Minnesota.  It’s very likely that each American family has been touched by the disease in some way.