WASHINGTON — House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement in response to the January employment situation report.

"This report is welcome news. Growing our economy and creating good jobs in this country must be our top priority. Still, this recovery is too fragile for far too many. And in the long-term unemployed there's a lot of potential that we are still not tapping.

"That's why the Ways and Means Committee is focused on ideas for durable long-term economic growth, like expanding American exports and reforming our broken tax code. We cannot rest until opportunity and a good job is in reach for all who want them."

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