[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 40 (Monday, March 10, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H1421]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ECONOMIC STIMULUS
(Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I voted for the President's
economic stimulus package, and I think it is going to actually help
some people, but not nearly enough. In my city and in other major
cities throughout the country, unemployment among young people is at an
all-time high.
For example, in Chicago, more than 50 percent of the young African
American males between the ages of 16 and 22 do not go to school and do
not work. We want to stimulate the economy. Let us put young people to
work, and I guarantee that will help.
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