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Pelosi Statement on Disappointing April Jobs Report, Fourth Straight Month of Job Losses
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Posted on 05/02/2008 10:09:43 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Press Releases Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami 202-226-7616 For Immediate Release 05/02/2008 Pelosi Statement on Disappointing April Jobs Report, Fourth Straight Month of Job Losses

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement this morning after the Department of Labor released its employment report for April showing a loss of 20,000 jobs, the fourth consecutive month of job losses:

“Today’s jobless numbers, combined with slowing consumer spending and nearly flat wage increases, are additional evidence of the need for Congress and the President to work in a bipartisan way on additional steps to get our economy back on track.

“Many Americans fear losing their jobs, many fear losing the homes; and most everyone is worried about losing their standard of living. The New Direction Congress has responded by passing Recovery Rebates, which millions of families are now receiving.

“We will soon act on comprehensive housing legislation that provides the most assistance to Americans of any plan yet to help them refinance and keep their homes. We should also extend unemployment insurance for Americans whose benefits will soon expire and offer additional food stamp assistance to families struggling with rising food costs. We are also calling on the President to act to combat record gas prices by halting the filling of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

“We urge the President to work with Democrats in Congress to speed economic recovery and to provide critical relief to American families.”

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State of the Bush Economy

Job Losses: In April, Americans suffered the fourth straight month of job losses totaling 260,000 since the beginning of the year.

Wages: Hourly earnings grew at the slowest rate in two years. Over the last 12 months, wages have grown by 3.4 percent -- less than the 4 percent rate of inflation in the 12 months ending in March.

Unemployment: The number of unemployed Americans is at 7.6 million – 800,000 more than one year ago -- with 1.4 million of them looking for work for more than six months.

Energy: Gas prices are at a record $3.62 a gallon and the price of a barrel of oil spiked to a record $120 this week.

Food: Consumer food inflation has been running at a 5 percent annual rate in the past three months – with the largest price increases in white bread, up 16 percent in the past year; milk, which is up 13 percent; and eggs, up 35 percent.

Health Care: Since 2001, premiums for family health coverage have climbed 78 percent, with workers paying more than $3,200 per year.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 110th; blahblahblah; democratcongress; democratparty; democrats; donothingdemocrats; economy; nannystate; pelosi; yap; yapyap; yapyapyapyapyap
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yap, yap, yap.....whine, whine, whine....
1 posted on 05/02/2008 10:09:43 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

Yep... Yappers all right!

I wonder if Nancy understands that while employment rolls may be down, the unemployment rate is flat. Perhaps people are retiring? It is the start of the baby boomer wave.

Retirees will drop your employment rolls but not add to the unemployment stats. I guess good old Nancy wants to see grandpa and grandma working until their 90!


2 posted on 05/02/2008 10:12:09 AM PDT by PugetSoundSoldier (Indignation over the sting of truth is the defense of the indefensible)
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To: Sub-Driver

Is that why the unemployment rate is down to 5% from 5.1% and the Dow is up?


3 posted on 05/02/2008 10:12:25 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: Sub-Driver

The largest employer, the Federal Government is hiring in record numbers. What’s her problem?


4 posted on 05/02/2008 10:12:58 AM PDT by poobear (tagline is on a coffee break!)
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To: Sub-Driver
Amazing:

By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer 9 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Employers cut far fewer jobs in April than in recent months and the unemployment rate dropped to 5 percent, a better-than-expected showing that nonetheless reveals strains in the nation's labor market.

For the fourth month in a row, the economy lost jobs, the Labor Department reported Friday. But in April the losses totaled 20,000, an improvement from the 81,000 reductions in payrolls logged in March. Job losses for both February and March turned out to be a bit deeper than previously reported.

The latest snapshot of the nationwide employment conditions — while clearly still weak — was better than many economists were anticipating. They were bracing for job cuts of 75,000 and for the unemployment rate to climb to 5.2 percent.

Hey Pelosi.

Don't let facts get in the way of a good rant.

You bitch.

5 posted on 05/02/2008 10:13:12 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Secondhand Aztlan Smoke causes drug addiction obesity in global warming cancer immigrant terrorists.)
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To: Sub-Driver

But don’t forget that Congress has time for 1000/a month leased cars and exotic food in the Congressional Kitchen.


6 posted on 05/02/2008 10:13:18 AM PDT by Trueblackman (Terrorism and Liberalism never sleep and neither do I)
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To: Sub-Driver
The unemployment rate moved from 5.1 to 5.0 and Nancy says she's disappointed.

Can I question her patriotism?

7 posted on 05/02/2008 10:14:11 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Et si omnes ego non)
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To: PugetSoundSoldier

......Perhaps people are retiring.....

Most are from failing newspapers and tv stations


8 posted on 05/02/2008 10:14:20 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . The Bitcons will elect a Democrat by default)
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To: Sub-Driver

The only thing that would make Peligro happier is for all the Military in the middle East to be killed and America to lose the entire middle East to the Islamofascist scum.

What is this woman thinking or smoking? Who the hell elected her and what were they smoking?

I’d love to see the treason and sedition laws enforced in this country.


9 posted on 05/02/2008 10:16:03 AM PDT by garyhope (It's World War IV, right here, right now, courtesy of Islam. TWP VRWC)
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To: Sub-Driver

Hey Pelosi: Study the USSR’s various Five-year plans to get their economy on track. You’ll find many useful ideas in those old documents.


10 posted on 05/02/2008 10:16:12 AM PDT by dashing doofus (Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber)
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To: Sub-Driver

Yo Nancy. You do realize that the logical cause of this has been your Democrat controlled Congress? Prior to you Democrats taking Congress we had record employment levels. Rather then whine and yap, maybe you best get off your butts in Congress and actually try DOING something for a change.


11 posted on 05/02/2008 10:16:26 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (http://www.iraqvetsforcongress.com ---- Get involved, make a difference.)
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To: bert
Most are from failing newspapers and tv stations

Now that's just funny! ROFL!

12 posted on 05/02/2008 10:17:57 AM PDT by PugetSoundSoldier (Indignation over the sting of truth is the defense of the indefensible)
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To: Sub-Driver


13 posted on 05/02/2008 10:18:46 AM PDT by vietvet67
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To: dashing doofus

Energy: Gas prices are at a record $3.62 a gallon and the price of a barrel of oil spiked to a record $120 this week.”

The economy has tanked since Nancy and the Dems took over. A coinkydink? I don’t think so.

Where’s your plan to reduce gas prices that you promised Nancy? Huh?


14 posted on 05/02/2008 10:18:46 AM PDT by y6162
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To: Sub-Driver

Uhhh - aren’t the Democrats in charge of Congress?


15 posted on 05/02/2008 10:19:21 AM PDT by oldbill
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To: Sub-Driver
Pelosi: “Prosperity through Taxation....We must raise taxes!!!”
16 posted on 05/02/2008 10:23:54 AM PDT by TRY ONE (NUKE the unborn gay whales!)
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To: oldbill
The thing that kills me is that, while the Democrats have been in charge for the past two years, and while things have gotten progressively worse over the last wo years, the Democrats are blaming President Bush for the state of the economy.

What's worse is that McCain is trying to distance himself from Bush and he is also blaming the President. The result is that approval rates for Republicans are tanking all over the place.

17 posted on 05/02/2008 10:24:10 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Et si omnes ego non)
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To: Sub-Driver
“We will soon act on comprehensive housing legislation that provides the most assistance to Americans of any plan yet to help them refinance and keep their homes.

Sorry b***h. What about the people that did NOT sign a ARM that was a financial time bomb? What about the folks that are fighting to save enough money to buy their FIRST house the right way? She is going to tax them to bail out the stupid ones.

Here is a thought. Let the stupid ones loose the house and help the smart ones that are saving up a reasonable down payment buy it with a mortgage they can afford.

Pretty radical, huh Nancypants?

18 posted on 05/02/2008 10:24:18 AM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: Sub-Driver

State of the Bush Economy?.........State of the Bush-Pelosi-Reid Economy.............


19 posted on 05/02/2008 10:24:59 AM PDT by Red Badger ( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
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To: y6162
Gas prices are at a record $3.62 a gallon

I hear that Exxon is going to start showing porno movies on their gas pumps. That way, we can watch someone getting screwed at the same time we are!

20 posted on 05/02/2008 10:26:52 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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