June 16, 2010

Washington, DC—Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement today after Republicans blocked passage of the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, a bill that would close outsourcing tax loopholes, give small businesses tax relief, and extend unemployment assistance to millions of Americans:

“Unemployed workers in Nevada and across America cannot afford the games that Senate Republicans are playing with their economic certainty.  I am disappointed that despite high unemployment numbers in Nevada and across the nation, not one Republican voted to provide out-of-work Americans the support they need to make ends meet.  Senate Democrats will continue to fight to pass this bill and restore peace of mind to the middle-class families across America who Republicans have repeatedly turned their backs on.”

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