Wilson Statement on September Unemployment Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 2, 2009

Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor reported an unemployment rate of 9.8% for the month of September with 263,000 more Americans losing their jobs.

“More of our fellow citizens are out of work, and yet all they see in Washington is more wasteful spending and more big government policies that will cost jobs and raise taxes on struggling American families. Instead of continuing to follow this failed strategy, we should be pursuing immediate and proven action to help families and small businesses get back to work. It begins with putting more money back into the hands of those who create jobs and build our economy. We need to shift the focus in Washington away from growing the government bureaucracy and towards empowering individuals.”

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