[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 7, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H3687-H3688]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    JOBS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH PACKAGE

  (Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge 
my colleagues in the House to support a real jobs and economic growth 
package. It is time to bring much-needed stimulus to our economy and to 
bring renewed hope to American workers. There are currently several 
million Americans actively looking for work and unable to find it. For 
those individuals and those families, it is imperative that we do all 
that we can to put this willing, able and well-qualified workforce to 
work. We must provide

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the means for economic growth and job creation. That is what creates 
jobs. We need to put more money in the hands of American workers to 
spend and invest so that jobs can be created. When individuals have 
more disposable income, they spend it or invest it, and that improves 
the situation of businesses. When businesses have more money at their 
disposal, they can expand and hire more people. Tax relief creates 
jobs. It is that simple. The more people we have working, the more 
money we will see spent and invested in this country. The more money we 
see spent and invested in this country, the quicker the economy will 
rebound. The quicker the economy rebounds, the better off we will all 
be.

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