[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H8144]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    McCAIN NOT AN EXPERT ON ECONOMY

  (Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, earlier this week it was 
difficult to tell President Bush and Senator McCain apart. On the day 
when the stock markets fell 500 points, President Bush described it as 
nothing more than an ``adjustment,'' while Senator McCain declared the 
``fundamentals of our economy are strong.''
  Are President Bush and Senator McCain serious, or are they out of 
touch? What about the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs 
and are having trouble finding a new one simply because the Bush-McCain 
economy has shed 600,000 more jobs this year than they have created? 
What about middle class families who are worse off today than they were 
8 years ago? They have seen their real wages fall over 8 years by $300.
  Mr. Speaker, when it comes to economic issues, there is no difference 
between President Bush, Senator McCain, and former President Herbert 
Hoover.

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