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  • 48 Out of 50 States Have Lost Jobs since Democrats’ Stimulus Law
    Nov 23, 2010  - While Democrats promised stimulus would create 3.7 million jobs, the reality is far different. To date, 48 out of 50 states have lost jobs, while the unemployment rate has remained at or above 9.5% for 15 consecutive months. As the nation nears the end of 2010 -- when final statistics will be availa... More
  • White House Ignores Jobs and Unemployment Data in Claiming Stimulus Success
    Nov 19, 2010  - Yesterday the White House Council of Economic Advisors issued a report saying Democrats’ 2009 stimulus law “by some measures has exceeded the original goal of creating or saving 3.5 million jobs by the end of 2010."  Those “measures” must not include what experts call “data,” and most people call ... More
  • Solis Says 9.6% Unemployment Rate “Tells You...We're on the Right Path”
    Nov 18, 2010  - This morning on CNBC, U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said the fact that the U.S. unemployment rate was 9.6% in October 2010 (as opposed to 10.1% in October 2009) “tells you...we’re on the right path.” Contrary to her rhetoric, the facts show that the U.S. unemployment rate has been ... More
  • Counting the “Invisible Unemployed,” the U.S. Unemployment Rate Now Above 11 Percent
    Nov 10, 2010  - In case anyone needs another reason for extending all of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, look no further than the continued difficulties in the U.S. job market.  October 2010 marked the 18th consecutive month the official U.S. unemployment rate was stuck above 9 percent.  Meanwhile, 48 out of 50 States ... More
  • Camp: Continued High Unemployment Demands Congress Block Tax Hikes, Extend 2001 and 2003 Rates
    Nov 5, 2010  - Washington, DC – Following the release of the October jobs report this morning, Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement. “The policies of higher taxes, more deficit spending and greater regulation coming out of Washington hav... More
  • STIMULUS FAILURE: 48 out of 50 States Have Lost Jobs Since Democrats’ Trillion-Dollar 2009 Stimulus Plan
    Oct 22, 2010  - The Department of Labor today released its latest state-by-state job report, showing state jobs and unemployment data for September 2010.  This latest data, when compared with the level of jobs in February 2009, when President Obama signed Democrats’ trillion-dollar stimulus plan into law, reveals t... More
  • Facts Contradict Administration Claim on Cause of Today’s 9.6% Unemployment Rate
    Oct 14, 2010  - Administration Claim  “The rate of unemployment has stayed high because more people are coming into the job market again,” said Solis. “Those that are discouraged are also looking for jobs again, so that’s what keeps the unemployment rate high.”  Hilda Solis, Secretary of the U.S. Department of L... More
  • Obama Misery Index Continues Relentless Climb
    Oct 12, 2010  - Speaking for the Obama Administration, Vice President Biden last week insisted that “We know how to create jobs, and we know how to balance the budget. If I hear one more Republican tell me about balancing the budget, I am going to strangle them."  Meanwhile, the Obama Misery Index – which measu... More
  • While the Administration Hails the “Accomplishments” of their Stimulus Plan, the Nation’s Unemployment Rate Remains Stuck above 9% for the 17th Straight Month
    Oct 8, 2010  - Last week the Obama Administration issued a report that, in their terms, suggested Democrats’ 2009 stimulus plan “has accomplished much of what it set out to do.”  It is true that Democrats’ trillion-dollar government stimulus plan contributed to the Washington, D.C. area having among the lowest une... More
  • It All Depends on Your Definition of "Much"
    Oct 1, 2010  - According to The Washington Post, the White House is releasing a new stimulus report today suggesting stimulus is coming in "on time and under budget," causing Administration officials to boast that "the recovery act has accomplished much of what it set out to do."  What that means exactly in the co... More