Scott Statement on January Jobs Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Democratic Press Office
February 5, 2016 202-226-0853
WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement today after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that during the month of January, the economy added 151,000 jobs:
“Today’s job report represents the 71st consecutive month of private sector job growth – extending the longest streak on record. This is welcome news, but there is still more work to be done to strengthen the economic recovery and support working families.
“This week the Committee held a markup on two bills that would permit unscrupulous financial advisors to continue to act in their own financial interests, rather than put the best interests of workers and retirees first. And, the following day the Committee held a hearing on private school choice programs, even though research shows private school choice programs to be ineffective at improving student outcomes and provides little to no academic benefit for a select few at the expense of all students.
“It is time for the Committee to realign our priorities to better ensure that hardworking Americans and their families have the opportunity to prosper. I am confident that by working together in a bipartisan way we can protect retirement security for working families and level the playing field for our nation’s students.”
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