WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele released the following statement today:

“Today was a rebuke to Congressional Democrats who need to put aside their electoral self-interest and start addressing our struggling economy which continues to be the primary concern among American voters.  Democrats have wasted the past 19 months pursuing reckless spending and government takeovers only to discover their liberal agenda has done nothing to relieve our nation from nearly double-digit unemployment.  Now is the time to join Republicans in pursuing pro-growth economic policies, that will create jobs, rather than attempting to stack the deck with more campaign finance regulations that will further empower Big Labor at the expense of every American’s right to the First Amendment.  With only three months left until the fall elections and all signs pointing to continued high unemployment for the foreseeable future, Democrats are quickly running out of time to put the people’s business first and get Americans back to work.”