Pelosi: America's Economy Needs a New Direction
1/7/2005 1:06:00 PM
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To: National Desk
Contact: Brendan Daly or Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616, both of the Office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the release of the new employment numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which showed that 157,000 jobs were created in December:
"Any growth in our jobs numbers is good news. But even with today's jobs numbers, 1 million private sector jobs have been lost over the past four years, giving Republicans the worst jobs record since the Great Depression. And the Bush Administration has already lowed expectations about the job growth expected in 2005.
"The New Year should bring a new direction for our economy -- enacting middle class tax relief, assuring access to capital for small businesses, and rewarding companies that create jobs at home. Democrats have been fighting for these common sense steps for years. Unfortunately, all the Bush Administration is offering is more of the same."
1/7/2005 1:06:00 PM
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To: National Desk
Contact: Brendan Daly or Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616, both of the Office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the release of the new employment numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which showed that 157,000 jobs were created in December:
"Any growth in our jobs numbers is good news. But even with today's jobs numbers, 1 million private sector jobs have been lost over the past four years, giving Republicans the worst jobs record since the Great Depression. And the Bush Administration has already lowed expectations about the job growth expected in 2005.
"The New Year should bring a new direction for our economy -- enacting middle class tax relief, assuring access to capital for small businesses, and rewarding companies that create jobs at home. Democrats have been fighting for these common sense steps for years. Unfortunately, all the Bush Administration is offering is more of the same."