[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 18, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H13072]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOVERY.GOV REPORTS FAKE JOBS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, last night, I learned that 
the government's own official Web site that was designed to report 
waste, fraud and abuse of the misnamed stimulus funds has produced a 
fake report.
  Recovery.gov, the official administration Web site, shows that $6 
million was to create six jobs in South Carolina's fake 16th 
Congressional District. It shows that $3 million couldn't even produce 
a single job in South Carolina's fake 43rd District.
  Somehow, $1.8 million was spent for 1.4 jobs in the fake 00 district. 
This would be funny, but the money belongs to the taxpayers, not the 
government. The administration is mocking people looking for jobs.
  Americans are faced with fake districts and fake jobs. Democrats and 
Republicans should work together to jump-start America's economy by 
promoting real jobs for real, hardworking American families.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.
  Congratulations, Jesse Jackson of Greenville, South Carolina.

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