Just as she did during President Trump’s Address to Congress, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi refused to cheer the jobs report showing 235,000 private sector jobs being created in February.
Pelosi poo-pooed the report because she said it was down 1.3% from January.
“Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added a total of 235,000 jobs in February, slightly less than the revised estimate of 238,000 created in January,” her statement reads.
Despite an increase in confidence over Trump’s pro-growth policies being credited for the increase, Pelosi gave President Obama credit.
“February’s jobs numbers indicate the enduring power of President Obama’s economic leadership. The firm foundation for growth created under the Obama Administration continues to deliver, but President Trump is taking dangerous steps that will hollow out our economy and weaken working families,” she said.
She went on to call for a “jobs bill.”
Pelosi was similarly sour when President Trump hailed the creation of private sector jobs by American companies since he was elected during his first speech to Congress last month.
In his address, Trump ran down a list of companies that have announced investments and job additions in the last several weeks.
“Since my election, Ford, Fiat Chrysler, General Motors, Sprint, Softbank, Lockheed, Intel, Walmart and many others have announced that they will invest billions and billions of dollars in the United States and create tens of thousands of new American jobs,” Trump said.
As many stood to applaud, Pelosi remained seated with a sour look on her face.
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