Sep 7, 2011
Candidates at tonight's GOP presidential debate support proposals that would cost Arizona nearly 170,000 jobs
Andrei Cherny, Arizona Democratic Party chairman, gave the following statement today:
"With President Clinton in the White House, we saw that America could create jobs and balance the budget at the same time. It's time for congressional Republicans to work with President Obama to do the same right now when it matters most. Unfortunately, the Tea Party budget passed by the House of Representatives this summer and supported by leading Republican presidential candidates would drive us further into debt while costing us 9.5 million jobs -- with nearly 170,000 right here in Arizona. [DNC job-loss report, September 2011]
“The drastic cuts to education, health care, infrastructure, research and development, higher education, Social Security, Medicare and job training supported by congressional Republicans would cost us millions of jobs if the plan were fully implemented in 2012 and would ensure that we aren’t making the very types of investments we need to create jobs and be globally competitive in the 21st century.
“Americans want real solutions to the problems we face and they want a plan to create jobs in the short term and lay a foundation for long-term economic prosperity. What congressional Republicans are proposing and the top Republican presidential candidates are supporting falls devastatingly flat on all fronts.”
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