WASHINGTON – U.S.
Rep. George Miller (D-CA), the senior Democrat on the House
Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following
statement after President Obama’s speech this evening
on job creation before a Joint Session of Congress.
“Tonight, President Obama laid down a foundation
to help get Americans back to work – starting this
year and continuing into the future. The President’s
proposals have enjoyed wide bipartisan support in the past
and I applaud many of the specific items he is calling for.
“Economists agree that creating jobs is the first
and most important step we need to take to grow the economy,
reduce the deficit and keep Americans working. In fact,
creating jobs now is the key to fixing nearly every other
economic problem America faces today.
“The president was absolutely right, though, when
he asked tonight whether this Congress will finally agree
to work with him to help start creating jobs now. Congress
must put partisanship aside and seize this moment to work
together to help get Americans back to work and our economy
moving forward.”
As one example of what he believes Congress should do,
Miller introduced last month the
Local Jobs for America Act (H.R. 2828), legislation
that will spur consumer demand and grow the economy by putting
people back to work in local communities. It could create
and save a million jobs in local communities by ensuring
the continuation of essential services like transit, public
safety, public schools, and health care. |
