Congressman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement after it was reported that the United States lost another 20,000 jobs in January, while 2009 jobs losses were revised up by 617,000.

“The Obama agenda continues to provide no relief for Americans seeking recovery and stability,” said Congressman Price. “Today’s report underscores the troubling reality that the President has failed to achieve the job growth he promised. Not only did job losses continue a slide to begin 2010, but we now know that the President’s first year in office saw dramatically more jobs lost than previously reported. While the perseverance and resolve of the American people will eventually pull us out of this downturn, it is clear that this inevitability will be in spite of, rather than due to, the President’s agenda.

“American job creators remain wary to expand and hire as they see an ideologically-driven Washington looking to heap more taxes, mandates, regulations, and instability upon the economy. For robust, sustainable job growth to take hold, the President must drop his plans and provide our economy the stability needed to flourish. While the President, it seems, is running out of ideas, Republicans are ready and eager to demonstrate the principles upon which sustainable job growth is achieved.”