WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this afternoon after a meeting at the White House today with President Obama and Congressional leaders on efforts to spur job creation:

"I applaud President Obama for bringing together the leaders of Congress – Democrats and Republicans alike – to address the most pressing challenges facing our nation today: creating good-paying jobs for America's workers and reducing our nation's deficit.

"Nearly one year after the Recovery Act and other efforts prevented an even greater economic catastrophe, it is up to leaders from both parties to find common ground and work together to get our economy growing again. I look forward to building on today's meeting and working with our partners across the aisle to pass jobs legislation as soon as possible and to create a bipartisan commission to help reduce our deficit."

SOURCE Office of the Speaker of the House