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Boehner attributes
8.9 percent unemployment to having stopped January tax hikes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today
issued the following statement regarding the latest employment figures
released by the U.S. Department of Labor:
“Any improvement in the jobs situation for our country is welcome news,
but unemployment is still far above where the Obama Administration
promised it would be when it forced our children to pay for the
‘stimulus’ fiasco, which accelerated a government spending binge that
continues to block our nation’s path to prosperity.
“The improvement seen in this report is a credit to the hard work of
the American people and their success in stopping the tax hikes that
were due to hit our economy on January 1. Removing the
uncertainty caused by those looming tax hikes provided much-needed
relief for private-sector job creators in America. Now we must
build on it by eliminating the job-crushing uncertainty being caused by
excessive spending, borrowing, and regulating in Washington. We
must take immediate action to end the spending binge in Washington and
remove federal barriers to job growth, like the ObamaCare small
business mandate repealed by the House this week.
“The path to prosperity and job creation lies in liberating our economy
from the shackles of excessive government and unleashing the awesome
potential of the American people. This has been and will continue
to be the number-one priority for our new majority.”
NOTE: The House took action on March 3 to repeal ObamaCare’s
job-crushing 1099 mandate, which is widely considered an impediment to
small business job creation (still to be approved by the Senate), and
Congress enacted GOP legislation cutting $4 billion from current
discretionary spending levels. Economists across America agree
immediate spending cuts are necessary to help create a better
environment for job creation in America, noting that excessive
government spending is crowding out private investment, spreading
uncertainty, and eroding confidence in the nation’s economy.
In February, Speaker Boehner sent to President Obama a statement from
150 American economists who believe immediate spending cuts are needed
to support private-sector job growth. And earlier this week,
economist John B. Taylor of Stanford University said H.R. 1, the
long-term continuing resolution passed by the House on February 19 that
cuts billions of dollars while keeping the government running through
September, will help to support job creation and economic growth,
disputing reports to the contrary circulated by Washington Democrats
who oppose spending cuts.
In his earlier statement, Boehner said: “I’m pleased the House has
passed Pledge to America legislation repealing ObamaCare’s
job-destroying 1099 paperwork mandate. The 1099 mandate has been a
major source of uncertainty for small businesses trying to grapple with
the costs and consequences of the government takeover of health care.
Having run a small business, I know how Washington mandates like this
one can threaten jobs by increasing costs, creating uncertainty, and
burying employers in red tape and paperwork.
“Two hundred economists and experts have said ObamaCare’s maze of tax
hikes, penalties, mandates, and deficit spending are ‘barriers to job
growth.’ To help end some of the uncertainty that’s making it harder
for small businesses to hire new workers, the House has already voted
to repeal the full job-destroying health care law. We have also voted
to defund it. By repealing the 1099 mandate, we are continuing to
listen to the American people and taking another step towards creating
a better environment for job creation in America.”
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