[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 77 (Thursday, May 22, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H4532]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        JOBS AND GROWTH PACKAGE

  (Mr. REHBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. REHBERG. Mr. Speaker, today or tonight this body will get another 
chance to vote on the Jobs and Growth package. The benefits of this 
bill are so obvious, one has to wonder what is going on in the minds of 
anyone who still opposes it. From their arguments, the opponents in the 
press and in this building seem to be saying, ``Do not create jobs, do 
not trim taxes, do not stimulate the economy. Washington needs the 
money to spend on new programs and bigger government.''
  On the other hand, maybe these tax relief antagonists are saying, 
``We do not want a Jobs and Growth package because stimulating the 
employment and energizing the economy will not get us reelected'' .
  Then again, perhaps the jobs and growth opponents are saying ``Give 
the people our money? Oh, no, you don't. It is our money, not the 
people's money. Every dollar in tax relief is a dollar out of our 
hands. We cannot let that kind of power slip out of our control.''
  The truth is, listening to the tortured arguments of those who still 
oppose this bill makes even the casual observer want to put a bag over 
his head just for tuning in.
  This is not rocket science. Simple economics tells us when we put 
more money in the hands of working families and small businesses, we 
get more spending, new jobs and a revived U.S. economy. It works.

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