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Pelosi on Lack of Response to President’s Address on Jobs: GOP Silence Will Speak Volumes About Their Lack of Commitment to Creating Jobs

September 06, 2011

Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released this statement following an announcement by Speaker Boehner’s office that no Republican will deliver a formal response to President Obama’s address to a Joint Session of Congress on Thursday:

“The Republicans’ refusal to respond to the President’s proposal on jobs is not only disrespectful to him, but to the American people.

“In nearly 250 days of being in the Majority, House Republicans have not passed a single piece of legislation to create jobs.  The Republican silence on Thursday evening will speak volumes about their lack of commitment to creating jobs.”

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