Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the May jobs report came out last Friday, and here are some of the headlines. This is from Bloomberg: ``U.S. Payrolls Rise 223,000; Jobless Rate Matches 48-Year Low.'' This is from CNN: ``Unemployment rate matches lowest point in half a century.'' From the New York Times: ``We Ran Out of Words to Describe How Good the Job Numbers Are.'' In other words, the May jobs report was more good news for American workers. The economy created 223,000 jobs in May. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent--the lowest rate since April of 2000. That is right. The last time unemployment was this low, the iPod hadn't even been invented. When the Republican-led Senate passed tax reform in December, there were estimates that this historic legislation would create nearly 1 million jobs for the American people. Well, the economy has already created more than 1 million jobs since tax reform was passed and 3.6 million jobs since President Trump was elected. The Republican pro- growth, pro-jobs agenda is working. Government cannot create prosperity. It can't create the jobs and opportunities that Americans need for a secure economic future. Only businesses can do that. But government can create the conditions for economic prosperity. It can make sure businesses are free to create jobs and opportunities by making sure they are not weighed down with burdensome taxes and regulations. As everyone knows, the economy stagnated during the last administration.…”