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NEW PA JOB DATA UNDERSCORES NEED FOR JOB
STIMULUS, O'PAKE SAYS
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O'Pake |
HARRISBURG, April 18 - New state data
released today showing the 2nd
consecutive monthly loss of jobs in
Pennsylvania "underscores the need for state
action now to help Pennsylvania weather the
nation's economic slide," Senate Democratic
Whip Michael A. O'Pake (D-Berks) said today.
O'Pake said the latest employment
information from the state Department of
Labor and Industry, showing the loss of
2,900 Pennsylvania jobs in March on top of
the 8,000 jobs lost in February "reinforces
what we know: that Pennsylvania is not an
island unto itself; that Pennsylvania is not
immune from what many already believe is a
national economic recession."
However, what the new data also shows,
O'Pake said, is that "this is no time for
dilly dallying on passage of
fiscally-responsible, common sense economic
stimulus measures" like the legislation (SB
1358) he's introduced on behalf of the
Rendell administration to increase the
state's Job Creation Tax Credit for
businesses from $1,000 to $3,000 for each
new job created.
"This should be a no brainer. It deserves
overwhelming bipartisan support. It doesn't
cost the state's General Fund one additional
dime, and it'll help to boost job creation
in Pennsylvania at a critical time," O'Pake
said.
O'Pake has urged his Senate Republican
Majority colleagues, who control the flow of
bills in the state Senate, to act on the
legislation without delay.
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