[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H2612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                PROSPERITY AHEAD FOR ALL AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, what an exciting and 
wonderfully forward day that we have today when we will be addressed by 
the Commander in Chief regarding the state of the Nation. All I can 
think about is we have planted the seeds of the economic stimulus 
package, a plan that should help no matter who you are and where you 
are in the nooks and crannies of this Nation, how this Commander in 
Chief will tell us of the prosperity ahead, of the brighter days ahead. 
I look forward to that kind of leadership, for, when you are in 
troubling times, you plant the seeds to make it better.
  Our instruction to America is that no area should be left out. The 
rural poor should not be left out. The urban centers should not be left 
out. As we are watching the States, we are seeing that some of them are 
making decisions that do not impact all of the people. We are going to 
call them to be able to be held accountable because this money is not 
for their own personal piggy banks.
  Let me also say, Mr. Speaker, that I was gratified that the chairman 
of the Homeland Security Committee allowed me to travel to Guantanamo 
Bay yesterday. It is, in fact, a place where our soldiers are working 
very hard, but it is also a place where we can find another location. 
We are studying the issue, but I think it is possible to close 
Guantanamo Bay.

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