Congressman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement regarding the so-called “jobs” bill passed by the House today, which was unveiled mere hours before debate began.

“Those who claim this will encourage job creation clearly don’t understand what goes into a hiring decision in the private sector,” said Congressman Price. “Any company that can't afford to hire today still won't be able to hire if this bill becomes law. Calling this a 'jobs' bill is pure fraud. It's just another round of the same failed economic policies Democrats have been touting for the last year. This bill won’t convince wary employers to suddenly start hiring. It simply hands taxpayer money to businesses which were already going to hire anyway.”

“In another sign that Democrat leaders just don’t understand the private sector, this alleged 'jobs' bill also imposes a net tax increase on the American people. You can't tax Americans back to prosperity. It’s just that simple. If this Congress truly wants to encourage jobs creation, we need to empower individuals and the free-enterprise system empower individuals and the free-enterprise system which has always been the foundation of our economic strength.”