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Titus: New Jobless Numbers Show Need for Swift Action on Recovery Plan

Press Release

Date: Feb. 6, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Unemployed and Low-Income Taxes Government Budget and Spending


Titus: New Jobless Numbers Show Need for Swift Action on Recovery Plan

Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada's Third District released the following statement today on the new jobs numbers showing that 598,000 jobs were lost in January. With the worst month of job losses since 1974, the unemployment rate jumped to 7.6 percent.

"For 13 straight months our nation's businesses have cut jobs, leaving record numbers of Americans looking for work and struggling to make ends meet. In Southern Nevada, unemployment is the highest in 25 years and expected to get worse. The time for decisive bold action is now. Working with President Obama, Congress must pass a robust economic recovery package that will get our economy moving in the right direction again.

"Through tax cuts for middle-class families and small business, investments in infrastructure that will rebuild our roads, and funding to prevent cuts in vital education and health care services, we can create and save millions of jobs that will stem the tide of unemployment and take a critical step toward turning our economy around."


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