[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 31, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H4137-H4138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              LONG-TERM ECONOMIC PLAN BEGINS GROWING JOBS

  (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, the fallout from the failed policies of 
the last 8 years will take time to turn around.
  The Bush administration inherited a record surplus of $5.6 trillion, 
and turned it into a record deficit of $5.8 trillion. President Obama's 
budget is a long-term plan to turn the economy around and transform it 
for future prosperity, with targeted investments in health care, 
energy, and education.

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  The plan takes steps to reduce health care costs, one of the largest 
contributors to the deficit and a growing burden on American businesses 
like the auto industry. The budget includes $2 trillion worth of 
savings, ending the war in Iraq, cutting programs that are not 
effective, and ending tax breaks for corporations that ship jobs 
overseas.
  My constituents who are struggling to make ends meet continue to urge 
me to support this budget. The American people understand this 
commonsense blueprint for change is exactly what we need for these 
challenging times. They understand it cuts taxes for 95 percent of 
Americans, cuts wasteful spending, cuts the deficit in half over 4 
years. What this budget grows is jobs. We can't afford to wait.

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