More Job Gains Boost Economy; Republicans Working to Address Americans High Cost of Living

U.S. House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) highlighted the latest job gains announced this morning by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Approximately 113,000 jobs were created in July, for a total of more than 5.5 million new jobs since August 2003. Boehner issued the following statement:

Todays job gains prove our growing economy continues to provide more economic opportunity and higher wage jobs to working families across the country. While our economy remains strong, too many American families continue to feel anxiety about the high cost of living.

Republicans have worked to address these concerns by passing responsible energy legislation to help lower gasoline prices for American consumers, and by working to make high-quality health care more affordable for working families. And Republicans have sent the Pension Protection Act to President Bush to ensure that the hard-earned pensions of American workers will be there when they retire. These efforts stand in stark contrast to Capitol Hill Democrats who continue to advance reckless proposals for higher taxes and more spending that will only endanger the economic progress weve made.

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