Washington D.C. - U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, today issued the following statement upon the Bureau of Labor Statistics announcing that the national unemployment rate has increased to 10.2 percent in October.

“Employers are nervous to hire because of all of the uncertainty about the economy created by Washington, including the expiring tax cuts, cap and trade and health care,” Hoekstra said. “It is inconceivable that Congress is considering spending $1.3 trillion on a government take-over of health care as families, especially in Michigan, continue to struggle.”