Congressman John Boehner
Unemployment report: Positive but far too slow
Also: Ohio Republican Party Chairman Bob Bennett
September Report: 7.8 percent 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) released the following statement today regarding the Department of Labor’s unemployment report for September 2012: 

“While there is positive news in today’s report, job creation is far too slow and the unemployment rate is far too high. Administration officials said unemployment would be as low as 5.6 percent by now if Congress passed their ‘stimulus’ spending bill – instead, after four years of spending, taxing, and red tape, millions of Americans remain jobless, underemployed, or have simply given up looking for work. Wages are stagnant. Gas prices and health care costs are up. And economic growth is even lower today than in 2010 when the president said the ‘fiscal cliff’ tax hikes he now demands would mean ‘smaller paychecks’ and ‘fewer jobs.’ 

“We know what we need to do to get our economy moving. The House passed a bipartisan bill to stop all of the president’s tax hikes which, according to Ernst & Young, would destroy more than 700,000 jobs. We’ve passed dozens of jobs bills removing policies that hurt small businesses, begun the process of fixing our tax code to help bring jobs home, and outlined plans to reduce spending and save Medicare. Unfortunately, these bills remain blocked by Senate Democrats and a president who simply isn’t leading. 

“Middle class families deserve better than perpetually high unemployment. We can strengthen our economy and help get the American people back to work – but it’s going to take leadership from the White House. And today, we’re just not seeing any.” 

Bennett Statement on Job Numbers and Obama Visit

COLUMBUS - Ohio Republican Party Chairman Bob Bennett said the new job numbers are far off from where they should be and criticized President Obama for trying to take credit for Ohio's economic growth.

"It's disappointing that President Obama keeps coming to Ohio claiming credit for things he didn't do. His message of more regulation, red tape and taxes as a path to economic prosperity makes as much sense as foot warmers on the beach and it doesn't resonate in Ohio.

"It's sad that with over 23-million Americans still unemployed and underemployed this President declares it a victory. Under President Obama, we spent two years with double-digit unemployment until we were rescued by John Kasich, Rob Portman, Republicans in the General Assembly and our other newly elected statewide officeholders.

"We need Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan in the White House to compliment what's already going on here," said Bob Bennett.