Earl Pomeroy: “Last month the employment of George W. Bush came to an end. Unfortunately, so did the jobs of nearly 600,000 Americans…”

“Last month the employment of George W. Bush came to an end. Unfortunately, so did the jobs of nearly 600,000 Americans, hardworking men and women hit in every sector of our economy, thrown out of work in the toughest recession to hit our Nation in decades. The job losses of January show that this is an accelerating recession. We lost 1.7 million jobs in the first 10 months of 2008, then almost 600,000 in the month of November, again in December, again in January. Look at this chart. This shows how this recession compares to the other two. No easing of job loss, no end in sight. We must pass a stimulus responding to this crisis. This is the worst rate of job loss ever recorded. We must help Barack Obama, our new President, respond to this economic crisis facing our Nation.”