Sessions Statement on April Unemployment Report

Statement

U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions today released the following statement regarding the Bureau of Labor Statistics' April unemployment report of 290,000 jobs added while the jobless rate rose to 9.9 percent:

"A rising unemployment rate underscores the painful reality of millions of Americans who are struggling to find a job and make ends meet. While I am encouraged to hear that some Americans found work -- even short-term Census work, I am deeply concerned about the lasting impact of persistent high unemployment on families across our nation. Long-term unemployment has reached another record high -- another record that this Democrat Congress can add to its record-breaking spending and deficits.

"From the "stimulus' to bailouts and spending sprees, the Democrats' big-government agenda has failed to produce promised job creation and economic growth. Americans can look no further than Greece to see the dire consequences of a spend-thrift government. No amount of taxing, borrowing and spending will save our nation from the same fate and produce the jobs Americans need.

"It's past time for Congress to make job creation a top priority. My Republican colleagues and I stand ready to work with proven tax relief solutions and common-sense policies that empower the private sector to provide the building blocks for sustained economic recovery and employment opportunities. The American people need real job-creating solutions -- not unsustainable government deficit spending."

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