Pence Statement on Unemployment Numbers

Congressman Pence (R-IN) once again has called on Democrat leaders for a new direction with the economy. Will they listen or will President Obama call another Summit this time on the economy so he can lecture Republicans, Democrats can tell their sob stories, and Republicans will give the facts and ideas once again? We have a hunch we have seen the last Summit as Obama didn't like being put on the defensive, but we believe one on the economy is warranted. Then the American people can once again see the difference in the two parties in Congress.

There are 7.5 million people out of work in this Country and yet the Democrats continue down the same path on Obamacare which will add billions to the deficit, cause some doctors to leave their profession which, in turn, lays off more people, and the Obama Administration will add to the bloated Federal payroll to handle the new duties of the Government in Healthcare.

For years the Federal Government has tried to trim the Federal payroll, but since the Democrats took over it has grown by leaps and bounds. Now the Obama Administration is looking to put private business out of business to bring various business sectors in house like healthcare, automobile (two companies already owned by the Government), Automatic Test Equipment (ATE), banks, etc. There is also some talk of oil and gas takeover by the Government -- is Obama trying to nationalize our industries so everyone works for the Government? It is a scary thought but we are part way there.

What can we do? Keep after our elected Congressman and Senators and ask the more moderate Democrats to join our JUST VOTE NO! against Government run healthcare and quit adding federal jobs. The Stimulus was not to grow the government with new people but to help private industry, but the result has been to add more government employees at all levels and in some cases states used the money to keep government employees. The 'stimulus' should have been named 'Government Jobs Stimulus' which would have been a better description.

Pence Statement on Unemployment Numbers

Calls on Democrat Leaders to Embrace New Direction for Economic Recovery

Washington, DC -

U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced the loss of 36,000 jobs in the month of February:

"The economic policies of President Obama and Speaker Pelosi have failed. It has been a year since Democrats in Washington said they would keep unemployment below 8 percent by passing a $862 billion stimulus bill. Yet today unemployment hovers around 10 percent, 36,000 jobs were lost last month and more than 7.5 million jobs have been lost since Democrats took control of Congress three years ago.

"Today's jobs report confirms once again that the so-called stimulus has failed. The American people know we cannot borrow, spend and bail our way back to a growing economy. It is time for the Democrat leaders to embrace a new direction for economic recovery-fiscal discipline in Washington and across the board tax relief for working families, small businesses and family farms."