[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 25, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H579]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          TIME TO ENACT NEW POLICIES FOR JOB CREATION IN U.S.

  (Ms. SOLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about the jobless 
recovery. What an oxymoron that is.
  Families in my district and around the Nation want to know, where are 
the jobs? Only 296,000 jobs have been created since this President took 
office, well below the 2 million that he promised. These jobs, by the 
way, are being created and going overseas. That is what is really 
happening here in the U.S.
  My district is hurting. I represent East Los Angeles and the San 
Gabriel Valley. Our unemployment is well over 10 percent. Hundreds of 
people continue to look for work.
  When we talk about homeland security, we should also be talking about 
job security. It is time to enact policies that will truly stimulate 
the economy and create jobs at home. We should provide tax cuts for 
middle class families, tax incentives to keep jobs here in the U.S., 
and implement fair-trade agreements that respect and level the playing 
field.

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