[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 45 (Friday, April 2, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H2133]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        MANUFACTURING JOBS NEEDED TO PUT AMERICANS BACK TO WORK

  (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, it is very dramatic to come to 
the floor of the House to show the possibility of 300,000 jobs being 
created and provide a sense of relief. But, Mr. Speaker, we have lost 3 
million jobs, and I can assure you that if you go to States like Texas, 
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and States in the deep South, you still have 
individuals in some of our congressional districts that are more 
disadvantaged than others.
  We have family members who are supporting their families by putting 
together hamburgers. I do not disrespect good, hard work for a good 
day's pay, but when the administration cites putting hamburgers 
together as ``manufacturing,'' you know we still have a problem.
  Mr. Speaker, we still have a problem when you give a tax cut to the 1 
percent richest of Americans who do not invest in job creation. You 
still have a problem when corporations are outsourcing and taking jobs 
overseas.
  We have not answered the real question of job creation in America. 
Until we get back the manufacturing jobs that have been lost, 3 million 
of them, this celebration over 300,000 begs the question.
  We need jobs in America, and it is time to put Americans back to 
work.

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