Press release from U.S. Rep. John Larson, the East Hartford Democrat whose 1st District includes Bristol:
LARSON: RECOVERY ACT CREATED OR SAVED 33,000 JOBS IN CONNECTICUT
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that the Recovery Act has created or saved over 3 million jobs nationwide, including more than 33,000 jobs in Connecticut. The latest quarterly report from the Council on Economic Advisers also shows that our economy is on track to create an additional 500,000 jobs nationwide by the end of the year.
“We already knew that the Recovery Act lowered taxes for 98% of Americans. Now we know it is responsible for creating or saving more jobs than originally thought. My number one priority is keeping jobs in this country and putting Connecticut back to work,” said Congressman Larson. “Eight years of failed economic policies pushed our economy to the brink of disaster, and the Recovery Act is digging us out of Bush’s recession. We still have a long way to go to put more Americans back to work, but we’re clearly moving in the right direction.”
These job figures were released this week in the latest quarterly report by the Council on Economic Advisers (CEA). The CEA estimates that the Recovery Act has raised the GDP by 3 percent, and has created economic development and private investment across the country.
Congressman Larson also highlighted projects in his district that have created jobs and spurred the local economy thanks to the Recovery Act.
Charter Oak Health Center, Inc. in Hartford will create or sustain 360 jobs and expand access to health care services for the city’s underinsured and uninsured residents. A recent report stated that $24 million in Recovery Act funding to community health centers in the Hartford region, will put $40 million back into our local economy.
“Community health centers stimulate economic growth, and this funding will create quality jobs and provide essential health services to the uninsured and underinsured residents of the region,” said Congressman Larson.
In addition, Joining Technologies of East Granby, a small business specializing in precision welding and laser applications, received over one million dollars in Recovery Act SBA loan funding to create fifteen new highly-skilled technology jobs and support the growth of their emerging business.
Congressman Larson added, “I want to see ‘Made in America’ make a comeback. Our nation can and should be a global leader in cutting-edge industries like clean energy and high-tech. The Recovery Act is sparking American innovation, creating jobs immediately and making our local economy stronger for the future.”
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act cut taxes for 98% of working Americans, offered tax cuts and loans to millions of small businesses, extended unemployment and COBRA health benefits for those looking for work, and started to lay a new foundation for our economy with key investments in high speed rail, clean and efficient energy, high-speed broadband and wireless communications, and electronic medical records.
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9 comments:
Laron's a bag of wind.
It's statements like that that convince me he has to go ....
What is this guy smoking? Thid state and this country are experiencing the highest unemployment in recent history due to his mis-guided leadership (term used losely) since he has been in Congress. This guy is a Pelosi puppet he has little in common with the people in Connecticut. For every company he tries to point to there are dozens more that have gone out of business or that are barely hanging on. Larson is out of touch witht he real CT and doee not deserve re-election.
yeah, the government has created Census jobs and other government positions. Guess what? Those go bye-bye in 2011. CT has the worst job creation rate over the past 30 years! High speed rail? Doesn't Larson support the busway project and isn't CT receiving absolutely nothing for high speed rail development?!? This guy is full of hot air. Time to go Larson!
John, you are kidding me, right? Can someone please explain to me how one can measure a job that was not lost due to this outrageous stimulus package spending?
I would also ask, why is the number of jobs created always lumped in with the amount of jobs saved? Can they not tell the difference?
Do these guys really think we are that stupid? If anyone takes these numbers seriously and actually believes them, then I guess they are right, we are stupid.
Aren't those huge signs posted on Rt 6 posted by Larson's opponent illegal? I’m pretty sure signs have to be a certain size and I believe those signs are way too big. Also, the Nelson sign I saw had no disclaimer on it. I thought that was illegal also…there are rules folks for a reason!
“We already knew that the Recovery Act lowered taxes for 98% of Americans. Now we know it is responsible for creating or saving more jobs than originally thought. My number one priority is keeping jobs in this country and putting Connecticut back to work,”
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YOU LIE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I miss the blog. It was one of the best. It is too bad the naysayers and whiners made it too hard for Steve to keep up. Thanks to Steve for trying to give folks a place to discuss Bristol happenings.
The bag of wind is HOT air coming from these hatemongering "Useless" Republicans. Not Larson.And you anonymous dingbats have done what? We are still waiting to hear.
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