Pelosi Statement on White House Meeting on Job Creation, Deficit Reduction

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Pelosi Statement on White House Meeting on Job Creation, Deficit Reduction

"I applaud President Obama for bringing together the leaders of Congress – Democrats and Republicans alike – to address the most pressing challenges facing our nation today: creating good-paying jobs for America’s workers and reducing our nation’s deficit.

"Nearly one year after the Recovery Act and other efforts prevented an even greater economic catastrophe, it is up to leaders from both parties to find common ground and work together to get our economy growing again. I look forward to building on today’s meeting and working with our partners across the aisle to pass jobs legislation as soon as possible and to create a bipartisan commission to help reduce our deficit."