ILLINOIS COMPTROLLER DAN HYNES RELEASES PLAN TO CREATE JOBS IN AMERICA
U.S. Senate Candidate Releases Comprehensive Plan To Get America Working Again
Springfield, IL ? Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes visited Springfield today to unveil his plan to create jobs in America if elected to the U.S. Senate.
?We have lost over 3 million jobs in this country and all we hear from the Bush Administration is more tax cuts for the wealthy and more money for Iraq,? said Hynes. ?This administration has no plan to stimulate the economy, no plan for Iraq and no plan to create jobs.?
Since President Bush took office, we have lost over 3 million jobs ? more than 200,000 in Illinois ? giving him the worst record on jobs for any President since the 1930?s. Our economy is struggling and we continue to sign bad trade agreements that ship our jobs overseas. States across the country are facing massive deficits, forcing many to cut jobs, eliminate services and in some cases, even raise taxes.
?Misguided economic policies and misplaced priorities have contributed to massive job losses in our country and as U.S. Senator, I will do as I have in Illinois ? get us back on track and get Americans working again,? said Hynes. ?Our leaders in Washington have forgotten that what makes America work is helping Americans get to work.?
?How many jobs must we lose before the federal government addresses needs at home, in the states and in our manufacturing sector,? asked Hynes. ?Without a commitment to investing here in America, assisting our states and standing up for American workers, we are neglecting to make good on America?s promise of providing opportunity to its people,? said Hynes.
As State Comptroller, Hynes has been a leading voice for long-term fiscal reform in Illinois and an advocate for working men and women. He has passed several legislative packages and instituted policies that will make the state more fiscally sound so that our state economy is strong, we can create jobs and protect workers. The Hynes Plan to Create Jobs is built on the same principles.
The Hynes Plan To Create Jobs includes the following:
Investing in America
Match every dollar we spend rebuilding Iraq with a dollar of investment in America
Investing in Illinois
Provide relief to state and local governments by fully funding federally mandated programs
Invest in Illinois? transportation infrastructure
Encourage development in our distressed neighborhoods and communities
Revitalize Illinois? coal industry
Invigorate Illinois? agricultural economy
Enacting a National Manufacturing Policy
Invest in small manufacturing companies
Expand Manufacturing Extension Centers
Reduce health care costs for smaller businesses
Establish Regional Manufacturing Skills Alliances
Fight for ?Made in America? tax incentives
Making America?s Trade Policies Work for American Workers
Reject unfair trade agreements
Combat unfair trade practices
Help workers hurt by U.S. trade policies
Vote to revoke PNTR status for China
Over the next few days, Hynes will travel to Peoria, Quincy and Carbondale to share his plan for creating jobs in America with fellow Illinoisans.
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For a copy of the Hynes Plan to Create Jobs, please call the Hynes for Senate Campaign office.