Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell made the following statement on Mitt Romney’s plan for real change: “Thanks in part to the hard work and support of the people of Virginia, Mitt Romney is going to win this election and, when he does, America will take its first steps down a positive, new path. It is a path away from chronically high [...]
“The same path means $20 trillion of debt at the end of a second term. It means crippling unemployment continuing for another four years. It means stagnant take-home pay. It means depressed home values. And of course, it means a devastated military.” – Mitt Romney MITT ROMNEY: “I learned as governor of Massachusetts that the best achievements are shared [...]
State sees improvement, still more to be done for Nevada to reach full potential LAS VEGAS – Congressman Joe Heck (NV-03) today released the following statement after the latest Nevada jobs numbers were announced. “I am encouraged by today’s news of the modest improvement in our state’s unemployment rate. Anytime we are getting more Nevadans back to work, we should [...]
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 96,000 in August, and the unemployment rate edged down to 8.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in food services and drinking places, in professional and technical services, and in health care. Household Survey Data The unemployment rate edged down in August to 8.1 percent. Since the beginning of [...]
“President Obama once again has decided to visit Nevada, one of the states hardest hit by his disastrous policies, in what will be a failed attempt to save the only job important to him: his own,” James Smack, Vice Chairman of the Nevada Republican Party The President’s visit to Reno and Las Vegas appears to be too little too late [...]
“This is a time for America to choose whether they want more of the same; whether unemployment above 8 percent month after month after month is satisfactory or not. It doesn’t have to be this way. America can do better and this kick in the gut has got to end.” – Mitt Romney httpv://youtu.be/-Xk-b14nEZc Remarks Wolfeboro, NH July 6, 2012 [...]
Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in May. Eighteen states recorded unemployment rate increases, 14 states and the District of Columbia posted rate decreases, and 18 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia registered unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, while only one state experienced [...]
LAS VEGAS – Congressman Joe Heck (NV-03) today released the following statement on the Nevada unemployment report for May. “This week has brought some good economic news for Nevada. We learned that key sectors of our economy like mining and tourism have posted strong job numbers during the month of May and our overall state unemployment rate is declining. However, [...]
Boston, MA – Today, Romney for President released a new web video, “Jolt.” Last Friday, the unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent and 300,000 more people joined the long-term unemployed. One week later, President Obama said the private sector is doing fine. Only a president that presides over forty months of unemployment over 8 percent would think that the last [...]
“The Obama economy has failed Nevada’s working families and young people and we need a change of direction.” – Congressman Joe Heck “After a period of modest gains, this morning’s announcement that the economy only added 69,000 jobs is a disappointment. The current unemployment rate does not account for the fact that many Americans have given up looking for a [...]