SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the June 2026 jobs report:
“The consequences of the President’s failed economic agenda are catching up with him, and the American people are left paying the price with higher costs and stunted opportunities. His illegal tariff regime has sent manufacturing into stagnation, and their Big, Ugly Law is in the process of gutting the very sector keeping this shaky job market afloat.
“Who the Republican economy works for—and who it leaves behind—could not be starker. Trump is only focused on what’s in it for himself. He balloons his own net worth by billions, parades himself with a plane gifted by a foreign government, and builds himself a gilded ballroom all on the taxpayer dime. Families are still wondering, what’s in it for them? Fewer jobs, cancelled summer vacations, and an even more expensive life, all thanks to a President who brags about not caring about them.
“Americans need leaders who will stop rigging the game for those at the top and start making life better for their families.”
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