Straight Talk - Unemployment Will Fall When Barriers are Removed

Statement

Dear Friends,

This morning the U.S. Department of Labor gave another dismal report that the unemployment rate remained 9.1 percent for a third straight month in September.

Right now, small businesses are looking for any sign that progress is being made towards improving our economy. Rather, because of actions taken by this administration, both consumers and business owners are feeling less and less certain that an economic recovery is imminent.

Washington must do more to remove barriers for private sector growth by providing more certainty through lowering tax rates, eliminating onerous regulations and living within our means.

House Republicans have passed over a dozen separate "jobs' bills that can grow our economy and help create jobs right away. In fact, we passed legislation yesterday that will eliminate excessive government regulations that threaten thousands of American small business jobs in the cement manufacturing industry -- the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act (H.R. 2681). Rather than delivering campaign-style rally speeches around the nation touting his all-or-nothing plan, the President should encourage Senate Majority Leader Reid to act on the House-passed bills sitting in the Senate right now.

Sam Graves
Chairman

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