[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 40 (Thursday, March 21, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2562]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMERICA LOSING JOBS

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Madam Speaker, the standard of living in America is 
going down. Family income dropped from $30,000 in 1989 to $27,000 in 
1993. But economists still say ``Don't worry, NAFTA is creating jobs.''
  Let us check out those jobs. One million jobs were created by 
temporary agencies; 800,000 jobs, restaurants and bars; 400,000 jobs, 
health clubs and casinos; 400,000 jobs in Government.
  The truth is, the American worker is losing a factory job with full 
benefits and is now washing dishes and waiting on tables. But 
Government economists still tell us this is an unfair study, that 1989 
was actually a boom year.
  Boom year? Beam me up, Madam Speaker. The truth is, with economists 
like this, the only growth industry in America is our bars, 
restaurants, and Government, and we pay for all of it.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of these jobs.

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