Watson Coleman: “We had great news: 308,000 new jobs were created in March. Yet my colleagues from across the aisle say, Great news, but…”

“We had great news: 308,000 new jobs were created in March. Yet my colleagues from across the aisle say, Great news, but; they talk about all the celebration, but; and all the spinning, but. But there is no spinning about 308,000 jobs. The spinning is in the light of good news at a time which we should celebrate. Americans are worried and concerned about their economic future and job growth and opportunity. We have good news. Why can't we simply be united? Why do we have to take the ``Chicken Little'' approach and say ``the sky is falling, the sky is falling''? We have 308,000 new jobs, but; Pell grants have risen, but; 308,000 jobs, but. The reality is not only 308,000 jobs in March, but the Labor Department went back and recalculated the job growth in January and February. What we have is 500,000 jobs over the last 3 months. Why can't we come together for a moment and try not to create darkness out of light? Why do we have to dim the hopes of the people of this country? Confidence makes a difference. Our economy runs on confidence.”