| In yet another reminder that President Obama and liberal U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) $787 billion stimulus failed to create jobs while driving our national debt past $14.3 trillion, the U.S. Department of Labor reports today that national unemployment has risen again to 9.1 percent.
Today’s rise in unemployment is just the latest development to highlight the failure of Obama and Brown’s tax-and-spend economic policies in Washington. While Brown and the Obama Administration promised their $787 billion stimulus would create “millions of new jobs” and keep national unemployment below 8 percent, the United States has actually lost more than 1.8 million jobs since Brown helped his Washington party bosses ram it into law – and national unemployment has remained above 8 percent now for 28 consecutive months. “As the unemployment rate rises to 9.1 percent, Ohioans are reminded once again that the Obama-Brown agenda of reckless spending has failed to create the promised jobs while driving our national debt past a record $14.3 trillion,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox. |
Background Information:
| BROWN CLAIMED HIS $787 BILLION STIMULUS WOULD CREATE JOBS
SHERROD BROWN: “And That’s What This Program’s All About Over The Next Two Years, Jump-Starting That Economy.” (CNN, 1/28/09)
SHERROD BROWN: “I Mean, This — This Stimulus Package Is About Helping People Who Are Most Hurt By The Recession And About Stimulating The Economy To Put People Back To Work And To Grow This Economy.” (MSNBC’s, “The Rachel Maddow Show,” 2/24/09)
Brown Predicted The Stimulus Would Create As Many As 133,000 Jobs In Ohio. Brown: “Ohio will receive more than $8 billion to help create as many as 133,000 Ohio jobs.” (Senator Sherrod Brown Website, www.brown.senate.gov, Accessed 1/26/11)
In September 2010, Brown Said The Stimulus Has Worked. “U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Avon who was in Wooster Wednesday for a dairy roundtable, said the stimulus has worked. Much has been accomplished, like home weatherization for seniors and low-income families, and infrastructure improvements, like water, sewer, highway and bridge projects, he said.” (Bobby Warren, “Business Leaders: Recovery Will Be Long And Slow,” Daily Record [Wooster, OH], 9/6/10)
June 2010: Brown: “If It Weren’t For The Stimulus Package, Almost Any Economist That Is Fair-Minded Will Say This Country Would Be In A Deeper Recession.” (Mark Naymik and Stephen Koff, “Brown Aiming To Save Public Jobs,” Plain Dealer, [Cleveland, OH], 6/3/10)
BUT BROWN & OBAMA’S $787 BILLION STIMULUS FAILED TO CREATE PROMISED JOBS
The Unemployment Rate Is 9.1 Percent And Has Remained Above 8 Percent For 28 Straight Months. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 6/3/11)
Since The Stimulus Was Passed, The United States Has Lost 1.8 Million Jobs. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov, Accessed 6/3/11) |
