Washington, D.C. - In yet another mixed Employment Report, the unemployment rate dipped to 9.7% in May while the percent of unemployed who have been out of work for 6 month or longer reached an all time record with 46%. The economy added 431,000 jobs in May with the help of 411,000 temporary Census jobs compared to 41,000 jobs in the private sector.  However, these temporary Census jobs will disappear within weeks.   
 
"A sustained economic recovery isn't built on temporary Census jobs that disappear in eight weeks," said U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady (R-Texas), the lead House Republican on the Joint Economic Committee. "American businesses and consumers must drive a strong economic recovery. They remain hesistant given the frightening levels of federal debt and Congress pursuing a job-killing agenda of higher taxes, more costly energy and crushing new regulation."

America's gross national debt reached a record $13 trillion this week, signaling that runaway spending threatens America's future as its debt levels are increasingly comparable to that of Greece.
 
"This subpar recovery has left 15 million Americans without work, 6.8 million of which have been unemployed for more than half a year," added Brady. "This is simply unacceptable. Washington's tax and spend policies are hindering America's recovery at the cost of future generations."