WASHINGTON, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to Mitt Romney's recent attack in California, DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz issued the following statement:
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"It's interesting that Mitt Romney is talking about job creation and unemployment when he was 47th in job creation in the country in Massachusetts. He wasn't even able to recover the jobs lost in 2001 recession in his state. Coming from someone with an abysmal track record, he really shouldn't be questioning the President's record."
ROMNEY'S RECORD OF FAILURE ON THE ECONOMY
Under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts Ranked 47th In Job Creation. "The Republican contender was the governor of Massachusetts from January 2003 to January 2007. And during that time, according to the U.S. Labor Department, the state ranked 47th in the entire country in jobs growth. Fourth from last. The only ones that did worse? Ohio, Michigan and Louisiana. In other words, two rustbelt states and another that lost its biggest city to a hurricane. The Massachusetts jobs growth over that period, a pitiful 0.9%, badly lagged other high-skill, high-wage, knowledge economy states like New York (2.7%), California (4.7%) and North Carolina (7.6%). The national average: More than 5%." [Marketwatch, 2/23/10]
During Romney's Tenure As Governor Massachusetts' Economic Performance Was "One Of The Worst In The Country" On "All Key Labor Market Measures." "As Mitt Romney pursues his bid for the presidency, his record as Massachusetts governor will come under scrutiny, including how the state's economy performed during his administration. Our analysis reveals a weak comparative economic performance of the state over the Romney years, one of the worst in the country. On all key labor market measures, the state not only lagged behind the country as a whole, but often ranked at or near the bottom of the state distribution." [Boston Globe, 7/29/07]
Massachusetts Unemployment Rate "Showed Little Movement During Romney's Tenure" And Went From Below The National Average When He Took Office To Above The National Average When He Left. "The state's unemployment numbers also showed little movement during Romney's tenure. In December 2002, as Romney prepared to step into office, Massachusetts unemployment rate stood at 5.6 percent, slightly lower than the national unemployment rate of 6 percent. By December 2006 - Romney's last full month in office - national unemployment had fallen to just 4.5 percent while Massachusetts unemployment numbers had inched down to 5.2 percent. 'We've had a very slow economic recovery and we've trailed most of the rest of the nation,' said Michael Widmer, president of the business-backed Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. 'It's not the turnaround he's advertised.'" [AP, 2/4/08]
SOURCE Democratic National Committee
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