Coats Says Anemic 0.5% Growth is Unacceptable
Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, spoke on the Senate floor about Thursday’s announcement by the Bureau of Economic Analysis that the U.S. economy grew by only 0.5% in the first quarter of 2016.
Sens. Thune, Coats Demand Better Than the Obama Economy
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, and U.S. Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.), chairman of the United States Joint Economic Committee, issued a joint statement in response to new numbers revealing yet another quarter of sluggish growth for the American economy.
Coats Statement on March Jobs Report
Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) issued a statement regarding today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that the U.S. economy added 215,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in March, the unemployment rate ticked up from 4.9 to 5.0 percent and the labor force participation rate...
Coats Statement on Indiana’s January Employment Numbers
Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today issued a statement regarding Indiana’s January employment numbers, which were reported today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Coats Statement on February Jobs Report
Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) issued a statement regarding today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that the U.S. economy added 242,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in February, and the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.9 percent.
JEC Releases Response to Economic Report of the President
Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) and Vice Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) today released the Committee’s Joint Economic Report. Required on an annual basis by legislative statute, the report is a response to the Economic Report of the President (ERP).
Coats Opening Statement: Hearing on the Economic Report of the President
Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) delivered the opening statement during a hearing examining the Economic Report of the President and ways the federal government can encourage economic growth.
JEC Marks 70 Years as Sounding Board for Fiscal Policy Proposals
"For 70 years the Joint Economic Committee has served as Congress’s incubator of economic thought and a vital sounding board for fiscal policy proposals,” said Chairman Dan Coats.
