Lee: Congress Should Set Clear Priorities for Trade Agreements That Can Lower Barriers for Digital Goods and Services
Joint Economic Committee Vice Chairman Mike Lee (R-UT) delivered an opening statement during a hearing entitled “The Dynamic Gains from Free Digital Trade for the U.S. Economy.”
Tiberi Statement on August Jobs Report
Today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the U.S. economy added 156,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in August and the unemployment rate is 4.4 percent. The labor force participation rate is 62.9 percent.
Chair Tiberi Launches New Podcast
Joint Economic Committee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) today unveiled Main Street Economics, a first-ever podcast by committee Republicans. Participants will talk about ways to expand economic opportunity for American families.
Tiberi Statement on July Jobs Report
Today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the U.S. economy added 209,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in June and the unemployment rate is 4.3 percent. The labor force participation rate is 62.9 percent.
Tiberi: To Maintain Momentum, We Need to Continue Pulling Away from Obama-Era Policies
U. S. Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, released the following statement about the report by the Bureau of Economic Analysis that the U.S. economy grew 2.6 percent at an annualized rate during the second quarter of 2017
JEC Explores A Record Number of Job Vacancies
Joint Economic Committee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) held a committee hearing entitled “A Record Six Million U.S. Job Vacancies: Reasons and Remedies” on July 12, 2017. At the hearing, JEC members discussed reasons for the record-setting number of job vacancies in the United States and how American w...
Tiberi: We must find better ways to equip workers for 21st century jobs
Joint Economic Committee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) today delivered an opening statement during a hearing entitled “A Record Six Million U.S. Job Vacancies: Reasons and Remedies.”
Tiberi Statement on June Jobs Report
oday’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the U.S. economy added 222,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in June and the unemployment rate is 4.4 percent. The labor force participation rate is 62.8 percent. Job gains have averaged 194,000 per month since April.
It Doesn’t Have to be This Way: Obamacare’s Troubling Reality
Every day Americans are confronted with more bad news about Obamacare. Insurers are leaving the ACA marketplaces, premiums continue to increase, and fewer people are enrolling, which will likely lead to more premium increases. Lawmakers must act because the American people deserve better.
Tiberi: Drug Abuse Devastates Families, Degrades Communities, and Undermines Parts of the Economy
Chair Pat Tiberi: “Drug abuse has become rampant in America and may be the worst the country has experienced. It is devastating families and degrading communities, and undermining parts of the economy."
