Jobs Report (Executive Session)

In a Senate executive session, the discussion included the latest monthly jobs report. Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, said the report showed the economy lost 23,000 jobs, that earlier job numbers were revised downward, and he attributed the losses to President Trump’s policies, including tariffs. He said everyday Americans are losing jobs and facing rising costs, and called on the President to act.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Charles E. Schumer, NY

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“The latest jobs report shows that America lost jobs, and past job numbers were worse than we thought. President Trump's bad policies, tariffs, and war caused this damage. He claims the economy is great, but everyday Americans are losing their jobs and cannot afford rising costs. He needs to do his job so people stop losing theirs.”
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Mr. President, on the job numbers this morning, the alarm bells on the sorry state of Trump’s economy keep ringing and ringing. The jobs report this morning revealed America lost 23,000 jobs because of Trump’s disastrous agenda, his tariffs, and his failed war. But that is not all. It got even worse. This morning’s report also revealed that 103,000 fewer jobs were added in May and June than previously reported. So the total job loss reported is close to 130,000 jobs. The only person who ought to lose their job right now is Donald Trump. He is handling the economy so poorly with the chaos, the inconsistency, the lack of paying attention to the facts, the lying. It is all coming down to his doorstep. Trump sowed mayhem in our economy with his costly war, with his chaotic and inconsistent policies, and with his nonstop corruption, but he is not suffering the consequences; working Americans are. Donald, start doing your job so the American people stop losing theirs. Trump cost America 23,000 jobs last month, but he has the gall to call this ``the greatest economy we’ve ever had by far.’’ What planet is he on? Does he not care at all about the people, the 300-and- some-odd million Americans he represents? He just thinks by saying these things it is true. Trump, when you say it is the greatest economy we have ever had and we have lost over 130,000 jobs in the last few months, you don’t know what you are talking about. You are not in reality, and it is cruel and callous to the people who are no longer earning a salary. Americans are working multiple jobs just so they can feed and house their families. How are Americans supposed to afford Trump’s skyrocketing costs if they lose their jobs too? Last week’s news that economic growth is down and costs are up is a one-two gut punch to the American people, and this terrible jobs report is the uppercut that follows. Every red economic flag is waving; every warning light is flashing; and every alarm bell is ringing about Trump’s catastrophic handling of the economy, and he is in la-la land not even paying attention to it and saying we have the greatest economy ever.

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