U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for October:
"Today’s jobs report reflects the lack of confidence overwhelming America’s job-creators. During a recent regulation tour across parts of Minnesota, employers continually expressed their desperate need for certainty. Efforts to grow and hire new workers are being hamstrung by threats of higher taxes, more deficit spending, and new regulatory burdens. It is time we worked together to remove these unnecessary roadblocks to new jobs.
“Twenty-two bipartisan bills that will help spur growth and opportunity are waiting for a vote in the United States Senate. Despite the Senate’s partisan inaction, House Republicans continue to pursue commonsense proposals that encourage a pro-growth environment – including legislation to rein in the activist National Labor Relations Board. The Obama NLRB has become a leading source of the fear and uncertainty plaguing our economy, and it is long-past time for Congress to step in and stop it.”
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