John Hall's Stimulus Still Not Working, Unemployment Hits 9.8%

September Unemployment Reaches New Heights as New York Families Wonder “Where Are the Jobs?”

Washington- With September unemployment numbers now out in the open, one thing is for sure: unemployment isn’t getting any better at 9.8%. Despite continued promises by John Hall and his Democrat comrades, the national unemployment rate continues to climb. This is clear indication that Nancy Pelosi’s failed ‘stimulus plan,’ which Hall supported, is nothing but a ploy for Democrats to force their tax and spend policies through Congress and onto the American people.

“Employers cut more jobs than forecast last month and the unemployment rate rose to a 26-year high, calling into question the sustainability of the economic recovery.

“The unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent, the highest since 1983, from 9.7 percent in August, the Labor Department said today in Washington. Payrolls fell by 263,000, following a revised 201,000 decline the prior month that was more/less than previously reported.” (Bob Willis, “U.S. Employers Cut More Jobs Than Forecast; Unemployment Rises,” Bloomberg, 10/2/09)

“After touting Nancy Pelosi’s failed economic policies, John Hall has led New York families into a jobless disarray and heaps of debt,” said NRCC Communications Director Ken Spain. “Given Hall's ongoing support for his party’s reckless spending agenda, it is painfully clear he is unable to provide the quality leadership New York families want. Rather than making independent decisions, Hall has become accustomed to serving as Nancy Pelosi’s yes-man. At this point it’s clear that New York families deserve better.”

With each new report indicating the Democrats’ stimulus plan as a failure, it’s unconscionable that Democrats continue to claim it’s working.

“Vice President Joe Biden delivered a rousing review of the government’s economic stimulus plan in a conversation with the nation’s governors. ‘In my wildest dreams, I never thought it would work this well,’ he said. ‘Thank you, thank you.’” (Elizabeth Williamson, Biden on Stimulus: ‘Never Thought It Would Work This Well,’ The Wall Street Journal, 9/24/2009)

New York families have a message for John Hall and Vice President Biden: Your policy is a failure.