Chairman Hastings Statement on January Jobs Report

Statement

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement on today's January job numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

"While any jobs added are a good sign, another month of high unemployment continues to leave too many people asking, "Where are the jobs?' President Obama is campaigning around the country on a message of increased American energy production that his policies have not helped create. House Republicans aren't just talking about energy production and job creation--we're proposing real plans that would actually do what the President is trying to take credit for doing. Wednesday, the Natural Resources Committee passed three American energy bills--that would create over 1.2 million jobs, significantly increase energy production, grow the economy and make America more energy secure. House Republicans are ready to put a plan into action to help America's unemployed. The question is--will President Obama and Senate Democrats follow through or are they all talk and no action?"

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