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Another day, another poll showing the majority of Americans support the American Jobs Act and agree with Democrats that all Americans should contribute their fair share to help create jobs.
Economists have taken a look at GOP policies, and the news isn’t good for our friends across the aisle – the verdict is they won’t help our economy anytime soon:
“I don't think [GOP proposals] mean much for the economy, though, in the near term, not certainly for the next 6, 12, 18 months. And I think that's where I'm most concerned and focused.” [Mark Zandi, Daily Rundown, 10/7/11]
Mitch McConnell must be feeling a little embarrassed: despite his claim last night that the currency manipulation bill was “not going anywhere,” today twelve GOP Senators bucked their leadership and voted to advance the bill.
A key component of the Democrats’ Make It In America jobs agenda, this legislation would help lower our trade deficit by leveling the playing field and help get more Americans back to work.
As Republicans continue to ignore jobs and instead waste time on partisan bills that don't create jobs, a recent Washington Post–ABC News poll shows the majority of Americans support the American Jobs Act and trust the President more than Republicans to get Americans back to work:
Despite House GOP claims that deregulation will help job creation, there’s little evidence that rolling back clean air and water protections will help put more Americans back to work. Just ask former Reagan economic advisor Bruce Bartlett:
“Republicans have a problem. People are increasingly concerned about unemployment, but Republicans have nothing to offer them.”
Economists are weighing in on the American Jobs Act, and they agree that President Obama’s plan will grow the economy and create jobs:
“President Barack Obama’s $447 billion jobs plan would help avoid a return to recession by maintaining growth and pushing down the unemployment rate next year, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.”
What Democrats Were Doing To Support Job Creation Last Year:
A year ago today, President Obama signed the Small Business Jobs Act into law, expanding much needed lending to millions of small businesses and offering tax incentives to help small businesses grow, hire, and fuel our economy, without adding a dime to the deficit.
What Republicans Are Doing To Support Job Creation This Year:
Yet another poll shows Americans side with President Obama on deficit reduction. According to a new poll by the Pew Research Center, 67% of Americans support President Obama’s balanced deficit reduction plan that asks all Americans to pay their fair share, and 62% say they have “little or no confidence” in Republican leaders when it comes to dealing with the deficit.
From the it-speaks-for-itself file, we here in the Democratic Whip Press Shop wanted to pass along this article from the Hill on the GOP circulating a false list of supporters for their misguided TRAIN bill that would undermine our clean air protections.
Now, that Republicans have passed a partisan CR that’s dead on arrival in the Senate, they’re ready to head home before our work is done. We need to work on a bipartisan bill to fund the government and provide aid to those affected by recent disasters. But apparently, Republicans are content heading home and putting both jobs and disaster aid at risk.