Post by bot on Apr 3, 2016 15:48:50 GMT -5
Statement on March Jobs Report
WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Department of Labor released its jobs report for March:
“For the seventy-third consecutive month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows solid job gains, with 195,000 private sector positions created in March. No one can deny that our economy has moved from recession to recovery. However, profound changes to our economy have caused uncertainty and insecurity for workers and business owners. Until Congress can reassure them by providing the tools necessary to navigate these economic changes, we cannot move our economy from recovery to resurgence.
"That’s why House Democrats will continue to push for the adoption of a budget that invests in opportunity for America’s workers and job creators as well as legislation that helps ensure that hard work leads to a secure place in our middle class. Again and again, House Republicans have put forward budgets that would severely disinvest in programs that help the lowest-income Americans reach for jobs and opportunities. Instead, they ought to be working with Democrats to craft policies that will help everyone in our economy. House Democrats also remain focused on our Make It In America plan, which I’ve been proud to lead, so that we can restore Americans’ faith in their Congress to respond to the real needs of those struggling to get by and get ahead in our economy.
“I hope Republicans will set their partisan agenda aside and work with Democrats to restore certainty and to help our workers and businesses feel confident that a better economic future lies ahead.”