Marathon Pundit: Rick Perry, George Allen statements on jobless report

Friday, September 02, 2011

Rick Perry, George Allen statements on jobless report

Obama Winter: Freezing out opportunity

Texas Governor Rick Perry and Virginia US Senate candidate George Allen issued statements on what I am calling Obama Winter:

From from Allen:

Today's jobs report is the reflection of a sad reality as we go into Labor Day weekend. It has been nearly three years since President Obama took office and today we are facing unemployment stuck above 9%, and nearly 14 million Americans struggling to find work. Washington cannot continue to discourage job creators by handcuffing them with burdensome regulations, harmful mandates and threats of higher taxes. Raising taxes and punishing energy policies are the worst prescription for American families and small businesses.

We need to change direction to make America competitive again and revive the promise of the American dream. We can create the economic environment to add millions of new jobs by unleashing our energy resources, reducing taxes on job-creating businesses and rolling back job-crushing regulations. Americans are looking for leadership and a plan of action to reinvigorate our economy. It's time to send a message to the rest of the world that "America is Open for Business Again!"

From Perry:

President Obama's job-killing polices continue to wreak havoc on the American economy. The poor national jobs picture stands in stark contrast to Texas' pro-jobs, limited government policies which helped make us the top job-producing state in the nation. Our country cannot afford four more years of economic misery, and I will continue to travel the county talking about ways to get American working again.