[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 172 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H9246]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ECONOMIC SECURITY NOW

  (Mr. HAYES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, last week I wrote the leader of the other 
body a letter. Today I call on the majority leader in the other body to 
schedule a vote on the economic stimulus and security package 
immediately. There is no greater need in America today than to put 
people back to work in good jobs. People are hurting, unemployment is 
rising, and now we have proof that the economy is in recession. What 
more evidence does the leadership in the other body need? The American 
people deserve action on this now. It is time to put partisanship aside 
and work together to turn our economy around.
  The Democratic leadership in the other body failed to push through a 
strictly partisan version of a stimulus plan on November 14. Despite 
including big subsidies for chicken manure and bison burgers, the other 
leadership did not even consider President Bush's plan to accelerate 
tax relief for at least 34 million American workers.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people deserve action on this now. It is 
time for the other body to stop stalling and pass an economic security/
stimulus plan.

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