“As the nation marks the 29th consecutive month with unemployment over 8 percent, Senate Democrat leaders have failed the American people by refusing to pass a budget for 800 days.
“Instead of working with Republicans to rein in spending and pay down our country’s out-of-control debt, the Democrats have proposed a second so-called stimulus after the first one failed, and they are calling for tax hikes on job creators who are already struggling to make ends meet.
“In the meantime, Washington has spent $7.3 trillion over the last 800 days. Our nation has added $3.2 trillion to the debt since the Senate Democrats passed a budget. And 40 cents of every dollar that the federal government spends today is borrowed.
“Missourians and Americans deserve better than this kind of irresponsible, inexcusable lack of leadership that the Democrat-led Senate continues to demonstrate. We must change business as usual in Washington, and I hope my colleagues across the aisle will join us as we work to get nation’s our economy back on track.”
According to the Associated Press, "Hiring slowed to a near-standstill last month. Employers added the fewest jobs in nine months and the unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent. The economy generated only 18,000 net jobs in June, the Labor Department said Friday. And the number of jobs added in May was revised down to 25,000."
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