Coats: Struggling American Families Need Jobs, Economic Opportunity

“Enough people have dropped out of the labor force (in the last month) to fill Lucas Oil Stadium to the brim a dozen times.”

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the senior Senate Republican on the Joint Economic Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about the lack of economic opportunities for many Americans and called on the Senate to debate proposals that would encourage economic growth and labor participation.

“According to a new USA Today/Pew research poll, Americans by a two-to-one margin rate the nation’s economic condition as poor and just 27 percent say there are enough jobs available where they live,” said Coats. “Enough people have dropped out of the labor force (in the last month) to fill Lucas Oil Stadium to the brim a dozen times.

“Rather than point fingers or assign blame, the Senate needs to propose, debate and support measures that will increase economic growth and provide economic opportunity to those seeking to join the labor force.”

Click here or on the image below to watch Coats speak on the Senate floor.

Earlier this year, Coats put forward a detailed, ten-point plan called The Indiana Way, commonsense solutions based off of stories and suggestions from Hoosiers.

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