Virginia Foxx: “We need jobs in this country. There are nearly 12 million Americans unemployed and anxious to find work. President Obama…”

“We need jobs in this country. There are nearly 12 million Americans unemployed and anxious to find work. President Obama and the Senate Democrats' policies of higher taxes, record spending, and bigger government have failed to create jobs or boost economic growth. Put simply, this economy is growing too slowly to replace the millions of jobs lost. The failure of the President's runaway spending, deficits, and debt is being felt by every family struggling to put food on the table and pay their mortgages. The March 2013 labor force participation rate is the lowest since 1979, and the 1-month increase in March 2013 of 663,000 new people not in the labor force is the largest increase ever recorded for the month of March since this data started being collected in 1975. If these individuals ``not in the workforce'' were counted in the official unemployment rate, that rate would increase to 11.2 percent. Additionally, there are 47.3 million Americans receiving food stamps, which is equivalent to 15 percent of the population and represents, by far, the largest number in history. This number stands in stark contrast to when President Obama took office and there were only 31.9 million Americans using food stamps. Today, nearly one in seven Americans is on food stamps. What a sad commentary about our country. All these statistics ultimately say the same thing: everyday Americans will keep struggling until our economy turns around.…”