HARRISBURG, PA – Pennsylvania’s Republican National Committee National Committeewoman Christine Toretti today released the following statement on Pennsylvania’s improving economy under the leadership of Governor Tom Corbett and Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, the state’s unemployment rate has fallen to 5.7 percent – the lowest level since September 2008 and far below the national average of 6.3 percent.

“It’s no coincidence that we are seeing a vastly improved jobs outlook under Governor Tom Corbett’s less taxes, more jobs agenda. Governor Corbett will be the first person to tell you that he didn’t go to Harrisburg to make friends, he went there to make a difference, and he is doing just that. I have never seen four Democrats running for governor speak so openly and proudly about their desire to raise taxes. We cannot let that happen because we have come too far under Governor Corbett’s leadership to turn back the clock to the years of higher spending, higher taxes and higher unemployment.”

For more information on the Corbett-Cawley campaign of less taxes and more jobs, please visit www.tomcorbettforgovernor.com.

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