June 18, 2013
Washington, DC –U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), today made the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its cost estimate for the comprehensive immigration reform legislation currently being debated in the U.S. Senate. The CBO estimates the bill will result in $197 billion in deficit reduction through 2023:
Statement from JEC Vice Chair Klobuchar on May 2013 Employment Report
Klobuchar Statement on the Congressional Budget Office Cost Score of the Senate Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill
New Report Shows Rising Level of Student Debt in America, Highlights Need for Legislation to Stop Student Loan Interest Rates from Doubling
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June 07, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement today on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May 2013 jobs report showing that 175,000 total nonfarm jobs were added and the unemployment rate ticked up from 7.5% to 7.6%, reflecting the fact that more workers are reentering the labor force:
June 18, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), today released a new report that shows a rising level of student debt in America and highlights the need for legislation to stop student loan interest rates from doubling.
May 22, 2013
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Unemployment Rate, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monthly State Unemployment, Current Population Survey
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Foreclosure Rates For All Mortgages, Mortgage Bankers Association/Haver Analytics
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Real Per Capita Income (in 2005 $), Bureau of Economic Analysis/Haver Analytics
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