David Rivera Weighs In on Growing Unemployment Numbers

Rep. David Rivera of Miami, who is the Republican nominee for the congressional seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, chimed in on Friday afternoon on a report from the U.S. Department of Labor showing almost 100,000 jobs were lost in September.

When congressional Democrats passed the nearly $1 trillion stimulus 19 months ago, they told us that it would create millions of jobs, said Rivera. Instead, nearly 3 million jobs have been lost since the stimulus passed, and unemployment has hovered near 10 percent nationwide.

The U.S. economy lost 95,000 jobs in September and Southern Florida has been hit especially hard.Unemployment rates in Miami-Dade and Collier County are at 4 to 5 percent above the national average, continued Rivera. This is further proof that Washingtons disastrous economic policies are not working, and that the only thing growing is the debt being piled on future generations."

We must get our economy back on track and make job creation a priority, he concluded. This out-of-control federal government threatens our economy. We need to put our focus on balancing the budget, renewing tax cuts for every American, implementing small-business tax and regulatory reform, reducing federal spending levels and passing the Colombia Free Trade Agreement.