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Contact:  Willy Ritch 207-841-8400

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree issued the following statement on this morning's unemployment report:

"This is another indication of how serious our economic problems are and another reason why we have to keep working to fix this economy.   Yesterday I voted for a budget that is really an economic recovery plan for the country. It is going to create and sustain jobs by investing in health care, clean energy and education.  And it cuts the deficit by two-thirds by 2013."
 
"Earlier this week most Maine families start seeing the benefits of the largest middle class tax cut in history in their paychecks.  This tax cut is part of the economic recovery act we passed in February that is going to bring nearly $1 billion in investment to Maine."
 
"I know Maine families are suffering in this economy and I'm not going to stop working to find ways to get us back on track."