Rep. Grimm Statement on the Latest Jobs Numbers

Statement

Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R,C-NY) issued the following statement in response to the October Jobs Report. The economy created 80,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate is 9%.

"Today's jobs numbers are a dismal reminder that we cannot waste another minute in the fight to create jobs. While President Obama has spent the last month "campaigning" on the taxpayer dime for a jobs bill that has no chance of passing, the Senate has failed to take action on any of the 20 jobs bills passed by the House.

"Instead, this Democratic-led Senate repeatedly brings up bills with bipartisan opposition- knowing they'll fail- instead of those with bipartisan support. This is yet another attempt to place blame on Republicans, but the American people aren't falling for another one of Harry Reid's tricks. They have had enough!

"I have listened to my constituents in Staten Island and Brooklyn and agree that we must work together if we're going to revive our economy and get people back to work. It's time to put people before politics and start moving on areas in which we've reached common ground. It's time for the Senate Democrats to stop their political posturing and start producing results. Any further inaction on their part would be shameful."

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