Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released its unemployment report for February 2014.
“This jobs report still isn’t good enough. We have essentially lost a decade of opportunity due to a continually weak economy, and it is clear that at this rate we are drifting toward losing a generation. Washington may be doing fine, and the President may think it is OK to walk away from the problems we face as a nation - as he did in his budget - but House Republicans will not. We will continue to put forward bold solutions to kick-start this economy and bring needed relief to hardworking taxpayers. That is why I have put forward a comprehensive tax reform plan that not only simplifies the tax code, but will create nearly 2 million jobs and put an extra $1,300 in the pockets of the average family. I urge the President and Democrats to join us in that debate, and on other job-creating opportunities like the Trade Priorities Act, so we can get this nation headed in the right direction again."
Source: The Hamilton Project. 129,000 jobs per month reflects the 3-month average for December, January and February, according to the
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
