Reed Organizes Job Growth Task Force; Members Agree That Record-Level Federal Debt Hurts Businesses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Congressional candidate Tom Reed held the first meeting of his Jobs Task Force earlier this afternoon.
Steering Committee members from the manufacturing, engineering and financial sectors began working
with Reed to establish goals and timelines to determine specific actions that can be implemented by the
Federal government to encourage long-term job growth in Western New York.

“The biggest barriers to job growth are excessive taxation and regulation,” Reed observed. “We have to
get serious about solving this problem. Washington has given us record-level debt, which forces new
taxes, creates anxiety and uncertainty about tax structure and trade policy, and discourages investment.

The Job Task Force will focus on long-term solutions, not just short-term public relations. “This is about
our children and grandchildren,” Reed commented. “This is why I am running. Our children and grand
children need more local career opportunities.”

The task force will meet with and listen to local industrial, education, and economic development leaders
as it prioritizes long-term strategies for growth. “As a small businessman, I understand the challenges that
businesses face,” Reed said. “But every day I am learning more about how Washington’s unsustainable
debt and borrowing hurt our businesses by creating a negative atmosphere for investment and growth.”

Business and personal tax burdens, energy costs, and the short-term thinking by Washington leaders were
cited just a few of the barriers to job growth in Western New York.

Reed noted that there are more than 1500 small manufacturers in the Finger Lakes Region, and that the
long-term sustainability of those businesses is just as important as recruiting new ones. “Each
manufacturing job creates up to three support jobs in our local economy,” he said. “Our local
manufacturers need even playing fields both domestically and internationally. The quality of our local
workforce is as good as anywhere in the world and we need to be sure to remove government barriers to
their long-term success.”

The Jobs Task Force will begin meeting monthly and is open to involvement from anyone interested in
improving the local economy. Anyone wishing to be involved with the task force can contact Reed at
info@TomReedforCongress.com.

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