(CNSNews.com) - House Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) says the June unemployment rate shows that Democrats are making things worse, not better:

“Today's numbers are sadly not a surprise but another sign that President Obama's spending agenda did not help our jobs crisis--it made it worse. They are a reminder that 20 million Americans remain unemployed, are only working part-time, or have stopped looking for jobs altogether because they simply aren’t out there. Times are tough, and the Democrats’ refusal to tackle the major impediments to job creation is only making them tougher, for longer,” Hensarling said in a statement.

The Labor Department on Friday said the economy generated only 18,000 net jobs in June – the fewest in nine months. The unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent...