Jobs Report
Economy Adds Jobs for 5th Consecutive Month; Black, Hispanic Americans Seeing Increased Job Gains
The overall economy created 245,000 jobs. The private sector alone created 344,000 jobs.
The overall unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points to 6.7%.
The labor ...
WASHINGTON – The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the November jobs report:
“This is clear evidence that Speaker Pelosi’s efforts to sabotage the economy ahead of the election hurt a lot of workers and small businesses.
This year, the Emmys – the award show dedicated to television – is giving an award to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, despite widespread criticism of his massive failures that led to unnecessary deaths and politicization of the ...
THE WOODLANDS – The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the second estimate of third-quarter gross domestic product was announced, showing that the economy grew at an unrevised rate of 33.1 percent:
“Our actions to fight the virus and provide meaningful relief have resulted in ...
Ways and Means Republicans recently released a framework for the future of health care. Our central idea is that a successful health care plan can’t be a one-size-fits-all solution that only focuses on the ...
Since March, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, or PUA, has gone from a well-intentioned federally funded unemployment relief program for non-traditional workers, into a $64 billion entitlement program and an easy target for fraud and abuse.
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NFIB Small Business Survey
Small Businesses Stay Optimistic Despite High Levels of Uncertainty
The Small Business Optimism Index for October was unchanged at historically high levels.
Small businesses continue to look to hire and earn more.
Small businesses continue to experience higher ...
Ways and Means Republicans recently released a framework for the future of health care. Our central idea is that a successful health care plan can’t be a one-size-fits-all solution that only focuses on the individual market. We need practical solutions to expand access, offer more choices, lower ...
Ways and Means Republicans recently released a multi-pronged framework for the future of health care that includes creating incentives for treatments and cures for infectious diseases like COVID19 and the threat of antibiotic resistant superbugs.
Health care expert Ken Thorpe and former Congressman Erik ...
GDP
Historic Growth Points to “V” Shaped Recovery
GDP in Q3 increased by an annualized 33.1 percent, or nearly $1.3 trillion.
The economy recovered over 75 percent of the drop in Q2 and nearly 66 percent of the entirety of the recession.
Consumer and investment spending were ...