| In yet another reminder that liberal Congressman Chris Murphy’s (D-CT) $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 Murphy’s tax-and-spend economic policies in Washington. While Murphy 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 Murphy helped his Washington party bosses ram it into law – and national unemployment has remained above 8 percent now for 28 consecutive months. Meanwhile, as she continues to drag him well to the left of mainstream Connecticut voters, Murphy’s Democrat primary opponent, former Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz also continues to support the failed stimulus despite its broken promises and reportedly “said the $787 billion economic stimulus that Obama signed in February 2009 helped avert a second economic depressions [sic], but she is disappointed that it didn’t create more jobs, particularly in the construction industry.” “As the unemployment rate rises to 9.1 percent, Connecticut families are reminded once again that no matter who eventually emerges from this contentious Democrat primary, that candidate’s reckless spending agenda has failed to create jobs while driving our national debt past a record $14.3 trillion on the backs of our children and grandchildren,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond. |
Background Info:
| MURPHY CLAIMED HIS $787 BILLION STIMULUS WOULD CREATE JOBS
Murphy Said The Stimulus Would “Create Or Save An Estimated 41,000 jobs” In Connecticut. “After weeks of negotiation, today the House of Representatives passed economic recovery legislation to create or save an estimated 41,000 jobs in Connecticut and to get our economy moving again. Congressman Chris Murphy (CT-5) supported the bill, calling it ‘a bold plan for tough times, with tax cuts for working people and desperately needed funding for Connecticut job creation and to fill the gaps in the state budget.’” (Congressman Murphy Press Release, “Murphy Helps To Pass Economic Recovery Bill To Boost Jobs, Cut Taxes In Connecticut,” 2/13/09)
Murphy Said The Stimulus Bill Was “Bold Action” That “Put[s] Us On The Road To Recovery.” “‘In this unprecedented economic downturn we need bold action and we need it now,’ said Rep. Chris Murphy, D-5. ‘This bill doesn’t fix everything that is wrong with the economy but it can stop the bleeding and put us on the road to recovery.’ Murphy predicted that the bill would add or save 2 million jobs across the nation and help improve consumer confidence.” (Peter Urban, “Houses passes $819b stimulus plan,” Connecticut Post Online, 1/28/09)
President Obama’s Economic Advisors Christina Romer And Jared Bernstein Predicted Unemployment Would Not Rise Above 8 Percent If The Stimulus Was Passed. (Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein, “The Job Impact Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Plan,”1/9/09)
BUT MURPHY’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) |
