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Rep. John Kline (R-MN), the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s Senior Republican member, issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced a loss of 131,000 jobs in July:

“After roughly 19 months of record borrowing, spending, and bailouts, 14.6 million Americans are searching for work and more than $13 trillion in government debt has been shifted onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. As long as uncertainty hangs over our economy, small businesses and entrepeuners will sit on the sidelines and job-seekers will abandon the workforce.

“Despite continued tough times for families, employers, and workers, Democrats are upping the ante on their failed economic policies. In a few days, members of Congress will head back to Washington to consider the Democrats’ latest state bailout bill. And just this week President Obama renewed his commitment for a job-killing card check scheme. Our economy is in a hole and the only solution Democrats have offered is to keep digging.

“It is time for Washington to get out of the way so job-creators can get back in the game. The American people have had enough of tax hikes, deficit spending, and special interest giveaways. If Congress is going to be summoned back to Washington, we should invest our energy into advancing commonsense solutions that will help create jobs and begin to get our fiscal house in order.”

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