Washington, D.C.– U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement Thursday regarding passage of the bipartisan JOBS Act in the House of Representatives:

“I welcome today’s House passage of a bipartisan jobs bill that would help America’s entrepreneurs and innovators, and I will be urging the Majority Leader to have the Senate take up and pass this measure immediately. Sponsored by House Republicans, supported by158 House Democrats and endorsed by Senate Republicans and a Democrat President, this is exactly the kind of legislation that we should be passing – legislation designed to help jumpstart our fragile economy by making it easier for America’s small businesses and entrepreneurs to expand and create jobs.”