Legislative Lowdown
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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Coats Statement On October Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) issued a statement regarding Friday’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that the U.S. economy added 271,000 nonfarm payroll jobs, including 268,000 private sector jobs, and the unemployment rate remained essentially unchanged at 5 percent.
The labor force participation rate remained at a recovery low of 62.4 percent. The long-term unemployed as a percent of the jobless ticked up to 26.8 percent.
“It’s encouraging to see that the economy added jobs at a greater rate in October, yet labor force participation remains at a record low. Jobs added to the economy have averaged only 187,000 over the past three months, and job growth in 2015 is on pace to be slower than 2014. That is not progress. Congress must pass and the Administration must enact pro-growth policies to put Americans back to work and spur on our economy,” Coats said.
Coats Statement On President’s Rejection Of Keystone
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Friday released the following statement regarding President Obama’s rejection of TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline:
“By rejecting this important pro-growth project, President Obama continues to play politics with our energy policy to appease corporate environmental extremists. After extensive delays and despite support from Republicans, Democrats, small business owners, labor unions and a majority of the American people, President Obama is snubbing an opportunity to create new American jobs and increase our energy security.”
Walorski Statement On Rejection Of Keystone
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN-02) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline:
“I’m disappointed the president turned his back on legislation that had overwhelming support from both the House and the Senate to put more Americans back to work and move our country towards energy independence. This is a missed opportunity to create thousands of jobs for American workers and strengthen our local economies.”
Walorski represents the 2nd Congressional District in Indiana, where she serves as a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, House Armed Services Committee and House Committee on Agriculture.
Donnelly Statement In Response To Pipe Rejection
INDIANAPOLIS – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement today that the proposal to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline has been rejected.
Donnelly has continually supported the Keystone XL pipeline by introducing bipartisan legislation to prevent lengthy delays on the project and pushing for his Opportunity Agenda that would support investments in American infrastructure that promote energy security and an all-in approach to energy production, like Keystone XL pipeline.
Donnelly said, “At a time when our country is making important investments in our energy economy, the President’s decision to reject the Keystone Pipeline is disappointing. A strong energy economy is critical to our country’s economic success and our national security, and I will continue to support safe, common sense investments that strengthen our economy.”
Donnelly, who helped the Senate pass legislation approving the Keystone XL pipeline earlier this year, believes in an all-in approach toward American energy production as part of his Opportunity Agenda. Donnelly thinks that we should be investing our money in energy infrastructure projects here rather than spending hundreds of billions of dollars to purchase energy from overseas. In order to invest in domestic energy infrastructure projects, there must be an efficient approval process in place.
Jim Banks’ Statement On Veto Of Keystone Pipeline
Today President Obama vetoed the Keystone XL Pipeline, a move that according to a state department study would have employed nearly 4,000 Americans.
“By rejecting this plan, President Obama has moved our country away from energy independence and dealt a damaging blow to the economy,” said Senator Jim Banks. “I stand in firm opposition to President Obama’s calculated political decision that aligns the President with environmental extremists and costs the country thousands of jobs.”
Indiana State Senator Jim Banks is running for Congress in Indiana’s Third Congressional District.
Cardwell Statement On Keystone Pipeline Veto
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Republican Party Chairman Jeff Cardwell issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s Keystone XL Pipeline announcement:
“Today President Obama announced he is bowing to environmental extremists by rejecting the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, a project that the president’s own State Department has said would move 830,000 barrels of oil per day and would create 42,100 jobs.
“Where does John Gregg stand? With the American worker and middle class families who would benefit or with the environmental extremists? The president has rejected our largest trading partner and energy supplier, and that is wrong.”[[In-content Ad]]
Coats Statement On October Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) issued a statement regarding Friday’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that the U.S. economy added 271,000 nonfarm payroll jobs, including 268,000 private sector jobs, and the unemployment rate remained essentially unchanged at 5 percent.
The labor force participation rate remained at a recovery low of 62.4 percent. The long-term unemployed as a percent of the jobless ticked up to 26.8 percent.
“It’s encouraging to see that the economy added jobs at a greater rate in October, yet labor force participation remains at a record low. Jobs added to the economy have averaged only 187,000 over the past three months, and job growth in 2015 is on pace to be slower than 2014. That is not progress. Congress must pass and the Administration must enact pro-growth policies to put Americans back to work and spur on our economy,” Coats said.
Coats Statement On President’s Rejection Of Keystone
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Friday released the following statement regarding President Obama’s rejection of TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline:
“By rejecting this important pro-growth project, President Obama continues to play politics with our energy policy to appease corporate environmental extremists. After extensive delays and despite support from Republicans, Democrats, small business owners, labor unions and a majority of the American people, President Obama is snubbing an opportunity to create new American jobs and increase our energy security.”
Walorski Statement On Rejection Of Keystone
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN-02) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline:
“I’m disappointed the president turned his back on legislation that had overwhelming support from both the House and the Senate to put more Americans back to work and move our country towards energy independence. This is a missed opportunity to create thousands of jobs for American workers and strengthen our local economies.”
Walorski represents the 2nd Congressional District in Indiana, where she serves as a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, House Armed Services Committee and House Committee on Agriculture.
Donnelly Statement In Response To Pipe Rejection
INDIANAPOLIS – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement today that the proposal to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline has been rejected.
Donnelly has continually supported the Keystone XL pipeline by introducing bipartisan legislation to prevent lengthy delays on the project and pushing for his Opportunity Agenda that would support investments in American infrastructure that promote energy security and an all-in approach to energy production, like Keystone XL pipeline.
Donnelly said, “At a time when our country is making important investments in our energy economy, the President’s decision to reject the Keystone Pipeline is disappointing. A strong energy economy is critical to our country’s economic success and our national security, and I will continue to support safe, common sense investments that strengthen our economy.”
Donnelly, who helped the Senate pass legislation approving the Keystone XL pipeline earlier this year, believes in an all-in approach toward American energy production as part of his Opportunity Agenda. Donnelly thinks that we should be investing our money in energy infrastructure projects here rather than spending hundreds of billions of dollars to purchase energy from overseas. In order to invest in domestic energy infrastructure projects, there must be an efficient approval process in place.
Jim Banks’ Statement On Veto Of Keystone Pipeline
Today President Obama vetoed the Keystone XL Pipeline, a move that according to a state department study would have employed nearly 4,000 Americans.
“By rejecting this plan, President Obama has moved our country away from energy independence and dealt a damaging blow to the economy,” said Senator Jim Banks. “I stand in firm opposition to President Obama’s calculated political decision that aligns the President with environmental extremists and costs the country thousands of jobs.”
Indiana State Senator Jim Banks is running for Congress in Indiana’s Third Congressional District.
Cardwell Statement On Keystone Pipeline Veto
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Republican Party Chairman Jeff Cardwell issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s Keystone XL Pipeline announcement:
“Today President Obama announced he is bowing to environmental extremists by rejecting the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, a project that the president’s own State Department has said would move 830,000 barrels of oil per day and would create 42,100 jobs.
“Where does John Gregg stand? With the American worker and middle class families who would benefit or with the environmental extremists? The president has rejected our largest trading partner and energy supplier, and that is wrong.”[[In-content Ad]]
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