CHAIRMAN ARRINGTON ON MAY JOBS REPORT: "WE ARE AT THE DAWN OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA"

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The House Budget Committee issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published its May 2026 jobs report. House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following statement:

"Today's blockbuster jobs report is further proof we are at the dawn of the Golden Age of America, with employers adding a remarkable 172,000 jobs in May-more than double expectations and decisively outperforming forecasts.

"With unemployment holding steady at a low 4.3 percent and four of the five jobs reports this year posting robust gains, the American economy continues to demonstrate extraordinary strength and momentum.

"After years of runaway inflation, stifling interest rates...