October 1, 2012

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, Chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Defense Transition Task Force, released a statement on the day of the press conference saying, “We as mayors have fought against Congress’ inability to act, to spare our country from spiraling into another recession, and we’ll continue to stand up for the hard-working people in our cities. Washington needs to realize that its stubbornness and inability to compromise will have astronomical effects on our economies – two million more people will be put out of work, and half of those work in the defense industry. We must move forward with smart economic policies and reject sequestration to continue the growth we have seen in Phoenix and cities throughout the nation.”