Joe Baca: “Creating jobs and strengthening the economy must be the number one priority in Congress. Unemployment across the Nation…”

“Creating jobs and strengthening the economy must be the number one priority in Congress. Unemployment across the Nation remains far too high. In my district, unemployment still remains near 14 percent. Yet instead of focusing on creating jobs, the Republican budget plan passed last month would cause 700,000 Americans to lose their jobs. They will struggle to put food on the table. This budget is an assault on middle- and low-income families. Thousands of teachers will be laid off, job training programs across the country will be eliminated, Pell Grants will be slashed for low-income college students, and investment in education will decrease. And now the Republicans are proposing yet another tax on middle class families to pay for the 1099 reporting fix. I urge my Republican friends to stand with the American middle class families and break free from the right-wing extremists. Let's work together on a real budget that creates jobs and responsibly lowers the deficit.”