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Steve Scalise's Public Statements on Issue: Unemployed and Low-Income

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06/05/2021 Tweet - "There were 8.1 million job openings in America at the end of March. Yet only 559k were filled last month--100k fewer than experts expected. Businesses are ready to hire. But they can't find people willing to work. Because Biden is paying people not to work. This is insanity."
06/04/2021 Tweet - "Another bad jobs report--100,000 fewer jobs added than experts estimated. This is what happens when you pay people not to work. What did Democrats expect?"
05/15/2021 Letter to Various State Governors - Republican Leaders To Governors: Let's Get America Back To Work
05/14/2021 Tweet - "8 million job openings in America right now. Yet Joe Biden is still paying people not to work. And he wants to raise your taxes to pay for it."
05/07/2021 Tweet - "Today's jobs report is terrible. But it's no surprise. Joe Biden is: -- Paying people not to work -- Siding with teachers unions refusing to reopen schools--so parents can't go back to work -- Sending weak, anti-science messages about returning to normal What did he expect?"
03/18/2021 Letter to the Hon. Janet Yellen - Secretary of the Treasury - Republican Leaders Request Clarification From Treasury On American Rescue Plan Restrictions On State Tax Cuts
07/17/2020 Hearing of the Coronavirus Crisis Subcommittee of the House Select Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Steve Scalise, Hearing on Responding to Our Nation's Economic Crisis
06/05/2020 Select Subcommittee Recap: For the sake of America's minority communities, we need to get our country back to work
05/02/2019 Re-entering the Paris Agreement Would Wreck Our Economy
10/30/2013 Letter to Farm Bill Conferees - Keep Farm and Food Stamp Policy Seperate
03/15/2013 Letter to Marilyn Tavenner, Acting Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - 45 Day Notice and Draft Call Letter
02/28/2013 House Republicans Introduce Legislation Blocking Obama Administration from Waiving Successful Welfare Work Requirements
09/07/2012 Scalise: Unemployment Tops 8 Percent for the 43rd Consecutive Month
07/17/2012 Scalise: Obama's Calls for Tax Increases Would Cause More than 700,000 Americans to Lose Jobs
07/10/2012 Scalise: "Obama Continues to Insist on Job-Killing Tax Hikes"
06/11/2012 Scalise: Obama's Comments About Private Sector Show That He's "Out of Touch"
10/08/2010 Scalise Statement on September Jobs Figures
03/30/2009 Vision Care For Kids Act Of 2009
01/14/2009 Scalise: No Taxpayer-Funded Benefits for Illegal Aliens
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