[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 96 (Thursday, July 21, 1994)]
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                           THE ECONOMY IS UP

  (Mrs. MEEK of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, the economy is up. It is very 
obvious. You do not need to make assumptions to know that the economy 
is up. You just need to deal with facts, not assumptions.
  Mr. Speaker, this chart shows very vividly that private sector 
employment growth has soared. It shows that just since January 1993 
there have been 208,000 jobs added in the economy. It is up, Mr. 
Speaker. Our economy is on a 20-month upswing, due largely to President 
Clinton's handling of the economy. It took real readership to do that, 
Mr. Speaker. Job growth is up, business investment is up, U.S. exports 
are up, double the rate of other industrial nations.
  President Clinton has put his pencil where his mind is, and that is a 
hefty economy of this country.
  Now, by any standard our economy is doing very well, and this 
administration is doing it with both inflation and unemployment under 
control. Mr. Speaker, Members of the House, a rising tide lifts all 
boats. With the economy growing as it is, the future looks bright for 
all of us.

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