Pelosi Statement on June Jobs Report
Contact: Ashley Etienne/Caroline Behringer, 202-226-7616
San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added a total of 222,000 jobs in June and unemployment rose to 4.4 percent:
"June's jobs report shows an economy where American workers still aren't getting the bigger paychecks they deserve. Despite all the Trump Administration's promises, automakers and other industries are shipping American jobs overseas, and the White House offers nothing but tweets. Hard-working Americans are being left behind by a Republican Congress and Administration that haven't lifted a finger to create good-paying jobs or raise wages.
"More than six months into the Congress, Republicans still have no infrastructure bill, no budget, no tax reform, and no jobs agenda of any kind. Instead of working to raise Americans' wages, the GOP is trying to raise Americans' health costs with the job-killing and cruel Trumpcare bill.
"The Affordable Care Act has strengthened the health of America's families and the economy. It has created good-paying jobs, slowed the growth of health care costs and even reduced medical bankruptcies. Republicans should abandon their blind obsession with repeal, and join Democrats in real action to raise workers' wages and create good-paying jobs for everyone, everywhere in America."
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