Marathon Pundit: Huntsman, Allen statements on unemployment rate

Friday, October 07, 2011

Huntsman, Allen statements on unemployment rate

Moving from Illinois to the nation, here a couple of statements from national political figures about the September unemployment figures.

First from Jon Huntsman:

The President refuses to take on the serious tax and regulatory reforms - like I did in Utah - that are needed if this economy is going to get on its feet. The current rate of job growth will still leave us above 9% unemployment for many months -- an unacceptably high level. Big problems require bold solutions; since the President is not willing to offer them Americans need to elect someone who will.

Now from Senate candiate George Allen:

Virginia families are hurting, businesses are struggling and today's jobs report fell well short of what was needed to bring down an unemployment rate stuck at 9.1 percent. Taxes and burdensome regulations on small businesses pose a problem to our economic growth. It's been nearly three years and the Obama-Kaine economy has resulted in 32 consecutive months of unemployment above 8 percent, and it's clear that their policies aren't making our lives any better.

My Blueprint for America's Comeback is a comprehensive pro-growth plan that will help create millions of new, private sector jobs by reforming and reducing the tax burden, reining in punishing regulations from unaccountable, unelected bureaucracies, unleashing America's plentiful energy resources and putting a stop to the reckless tax and spend pattern in Washington that is stifling our economic recovery. We need to send a message to the rest of the world that America is "Open for Business Again!"