[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 21 (Thursday, February 2, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1076]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
FED'S ACTION DISSERVICE TO WORKING AMERICANS
(Mr. MILLER of California asked and was given permission to address
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, the Federal Reserve Board
yesterday did a terrible disservice to working Americans when for the
seventh time in a year it raised interest rates.
American homeowners will now get $15 billion of additional mortgage
costs charged against them because of this increase. Half of the
homeowners in America will get an envelope shortly from their lending
institution telling them that their monthly mortgage rate has gone up
because of these actions by the Federal Reserve. Those people shopping
for a car this weekend will find the cost of financing that automobile
has gone up because of the Federal Reserve. Carpenters, plumbers,
electricians, and others who work in the homebuilding industry and the
construction industry will find it harder to find work throughout the
year because the cost of homebuilding has gone up, the cost of
construction has gone up, and the cost of small business expansion has
gone up because of these actions taken in secret by the Federal
Reserve.
American workers deserve better and the Federal Reserve ought to
recognize that the wages of American workers are under pressure from
workers around the world, and they ought to understand that inflation
is different today than it was yesterday.
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