[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 173 (Thursday, December 13, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H10060]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 LET US PASS A REAL ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE WHICH HELPS HARD-WORKING 
                      AMERICANS AND THEIR FAMILIES

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I could not help but join my 
colleagues in asking that the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes 
Prevention Act of 2001 be brought to the floor of the House 
immediately. There is a need for this Nation to stand up against 
hateful acts.
  But I come this morning to speak about something that I think is 
overwhelming to many Americans. It is the season to be jolly, but not 
for all. Unemployment is at a 6-year high.
  I want to join the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Moore) in asking for an 
immediate freestanding bill to help the now 8 million unemployed 
Americans, families like those in my district, whose only breadwinner 
earned $75,000. He took care of a family of eight. Now he earns zero 
because he has lost his job.
  We need a bill now that extends unemployment insurance benefits, that 
provides help for health insurance coverage. We do not need the 
Republican large corporate tax cut of $26 billion. Let us pass a real 
economic stimulus package that stimulates the economy for hard-working 
Americans who have now lost their jobs.
  Let this truly be a season to be jolly for all of the children and 
hard-working Americans that have made this country great.

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