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Wilson: "Stagnant Unemployment Numbers A Result Of Congress' Misplaced Priorities"

Statement

Date: March 5, 2010
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Unemployed and Low-Income Health and Health Care

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), member of the Education and Labor Committee, today released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the U.S. economy lost 36,000 jobs while the national unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent:
"When the Washington liberal majority chooses to expend their energy on a job-killing health care takeover, it is no surprise that unemployment numbers remain drearily stagnant. "Hardworking families and small business owners deserve lawmakers who can get their priorities straight and deliver tax relief and job creation incentives. I encourage Speaker Pelosi to finally consider many of the solutions Republicans have presented to jump-start America's economy and offer the relief that American families so desperately need," said Congressman Joe Wilson.


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