[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 31, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H4215]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          THE ECONOMIC CRISIS

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow and for the rest of 
the week, this body will engage in a very important, principled debate 
that really responds to the calamity that we have been facing over the 
last 6 to 8 months, and that is the economic crisis.
  The administration has put forward its initiative that addresses the 
principles of a budget. This Congress, along with several caucuses, has 
offered budgets to be able to address the pain of the American people.
  What I am so proud of and the reason I am standing here today is that 
Democrats have come together around principles that will help to heal 
the economy: the infusion of dollars into education, into health care, 
a continued commitment to energy reform, and the review of energy 
opportunities across, if you will, the spectrum of resources. 
Certainly, we recognize the needs of our veterans and of our soldiers 
across the land.
  I hope we will have a vigorous debate on behalf of the American 
people.

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