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Pelosi Statement on April Jobs Report

May 4, 2018

Contact: Ashley Etienne/Henry Connelly, 202-226-7616

San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the Labor Department announced that workers' wages increased by a meager 0.1 percent in April:

"April's jobs report shows that the wealthy and corporations continue to hoard the benefits of the strong economy. Meanwhile, as big corporations pad their pockets, hard-working Americans are being denied the bigger paychecks they deserve.

"The American people are being confronted with a GOP Congress and Administration that has taken every opportunity to stack the deck for the wealthy and well-connected against hard-working families. The deficit-exploding GOP tax scam has mortgaged the future of hard-working families just as corporations are announcing more than $300 billion in stock buybacks to enrich their executives and investors. Meanwhile, one year after the House passed the monstrous Trumpcare bill to steal health coverage from and inflict higher costs on tens of millions of families, Republicans are still sabotaging Americans' health care.

"Democrats know that the American people deserve a Better Deal: Better Jobs, Better Wages and a Better Future. We are committing to creating millions of new good-paying jobs and raising wages, lowering the soaring cost of living for families and giving every American the tools to succeed in the 21st Century economy. Democrats will never stop fighting for the hard-working men and women of our nation."

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