Boehner, Hill Republicans react to bad jobs report

The lackluster jobs report brought a swift and coordinated response from Capitol Hill, with Republicans blaming the poor showing on President Obama’s policies, while Democrats countered that the GOP was wasting time on ideological measures that have little chance at improving the economic outlook.

“Today’s report shows the private sector clearly isn’t ‘doing fine’ and that President Obama’s policies have failed,” said House Speaker  John A. Boehner (R-Ohio). He singled out the 2009 economic recovery act and the new healthcare law, which House Republicans will vote — again — to repeal when they return to Washington next week.

Dozens of other Republicans piled on with a similar message Friday as the monthly unemployment report showed the nation’s jobless rate stuck at 8.2%. They were attempting to draw a contrast for November voters between the GOP approach to the economy and the policy efforts coming from the administration.

“Despite what President Obama says, today’s dismal jobs report is another reminder that the private sector is not doing fine,” said Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), the former presidential candidate and chair of the Tea Party Caucus in the House…

via Boehner, Hill Republicans lash out at jobs report – latimes.com.