[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 89 (Thursday, June 24, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H4896]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                ECONOMY

  (Ms. KILPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, just 3 short years ago when this 
administration took over, there was $236 billion surplus, 22 million 
jobs had been created, and the country was experiencing its lowest drop 
in poverty in a decade. Now, all those trends have reversed themselves.
  Today the unemployment rate is 30 percent higher. 8.2 million people 
are looking for work, and more jobs are disappearing in our country 
every day. Outsourcing, sending good manufacturing jobs out of our 
country.
  I am from the State of Michigan. We have lost over 200,000 jobs and 
136,000 of those in the manufacturing sector. Something must be done. 
We must take care of American citizens first. People are paying more 
for their food, for their clothing, for their gasoline. We have got to 
do something about this.
  Let us invest in America and American families. Health care is a 
debacle. We can fix that. America needs new leadership. Make sure you 
get out and extend your right.

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