[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 154 (Thursday, October 22, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H11586]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        STOP VOTING TO KILL JOBS

  (Mr. GINGREY of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, health insurance reform should 
not cost my patients their jobs. I have with me some disturbing numbers 
about our economy.
  My home State of Georgia has a 10.1 percent unemployment rate. This 
is about 10 percent worse than when the Democrats passed their supposed 
``job creating stimulus bill.'' The overall unemployment rate in the 
United States, as we know now, is 9.8 percent, and 15 million Americans 
are actively looking for work.
  Now, the Democrats are asking this Congress to vote to kill more 
jobs. Their health care reform plan, funded through massive new taxes 
on employers, will result in as many as 5.5 million additional lost 
jobs. Don't believe me? Well, ask the 22 Democrats who signed a letter 
to Speaker Pelosi on July 16 telling her the Obama plan would cause an 
increase of many small business taxes to up to 50 percent.
  Mr. Speaker, Georgia businesses cannot afford any more job-killing 
taxes. And I respectfully ask you, on behalf of all Georgians, please 
stop voting to kill jobs.

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