GOP Jobs Reax

Boehner: “Any job growth is a positive sign, but stagnant and stubbornly high unemployment makes clear why permanently stopping all the looming tax hikes should top Washington’s to-do list this month."

Cantor: "We've been given the trust of the people and now it's time to get to work so that America can return to the land of opportunity, responsibility and success."

Boehner on Jobs Report: Stopping All The Tax Hikes Should Top Washington’s To-Do List

“Any job growth is a positive sign, but stagnant and stubbornly high unemployment makes clear why permanently stopping all the looming tax hikes should top Washington’s to-do list this month.

“Stopping these tax hikes – and cutting spending to pre-‘stimulus,’ pre-bailout levels – would help eliminate the uncertainty gripping small businesses and show Americans asking ‘where are the jobs?’ that Washington is finally on the job. These are proposals Republicans laid out in the Pledge to America, and I’m hopeful that the president will be willing to work with us on these priorities when he returns from his trip to Asia. Our economy will ultimately recover, but it will do so because of hard work and entrepreneurship, not more of the same Washington spending sprees and job-killing policies the American people have repudiated so loudly and clearly.”

Cantor on the Latest Unemployment Report
Washington, D.C. - House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) released the following statement today after the Department of Labor issued the October Unemployment Report.

"On Tuesday, Americans spoke decisively about their priorities, concerns and the role government should play in their lives. It's time to produce results, and job number one is getting people back to work. We must get the 'for hire' signs out of government windows and into the windows of small businesses. To do that, we need to end the uncertainty that continues to hang over the private sector, and that starts with ensuring that no one faces a tax increase in this economy. I am encouraged that the White House now seems to acknowledge that raising taxes in this environment will only make things more difficult for struggling small business people, families, and investors. In the spirit of working together and listening to the people, I hope that when Congress returns in 10 days we will pass legislation that ensures that no one faces a tax increase.

"The new Republican majority will work to change the culture of Washington, and that will start with cutting spending and stopping the government overreach so that businesses small and large can do what they do best - innovate, compete, and lead. We've been given the trust of the people and now it's time to get to work so that America can return to the land of opportunity, responsibility and success."