Hoyer Statement on March Jobs Report

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the March jobs report: 

"The March jobs report today revealed that 228,000 jobs were added to the economy last month and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%. Sadly, these positive numbers do little to dispel the grave economic uncertainty that Americans are feeling as they watch Donald Trump willfully choosing to break the U.S. economy. After inheriting a country with rising employment and falling inflation, Donald Trump could have coasted on the progress Democrats made to lower costs, create jobs, and help American businesses and workers get ahead. Instead, he chose to put it all at risk. 

"This week, Trump announced the largest tax increase on working-class Americans in our nation's history. He is forcing American families to pay thousands of dollars more each year on groceries, gas, clothing, electronics, and a variety of other consumer goods while they watch their retirement savings deteriorate. Despite widespread concern from the boardroom to the kitchen table, Trump dismisses his tariffs' devastating economic impact as 'short term pain.'  I dare him to say that to the Americans who will struggle to keep food on the table, a roof over their head, and their small businesses open because his policies have raised prices across the board."