U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary since the so-called “stimulus” bill was signed into law by President Obama:

One year later, one thing is clear: the stimulus bill has failed.  One year later, not one net job has been created as unemployment rose from 7.6 percent to nearly 10 percent nationwide. Mr. President, millions of Americans are asking, 'where are the jobs?’

It is time for Washington to take a new approach to get this economy moving again based on time-honored solutions:  fiscal discipline in Washington, D.C. and immediate tax relief for working families, small businesses and family farms. Let's put American families first, set aside the big government schemes on health care and energy and take decisive action to get this economy growing again.