[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 177 (Wednesday, December 2, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H13392]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          JOBS AND THE ECONOMY

  (Ms. WATSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. WATSON. Madam Speaker, Democrats have been focused on helping 
Main Street, not Wall Street, and momentum continues to build for 
additional job creation legislation. The Republicans created one of the 
worst recessions in history and did very little to help a recovery. The 
Republicans exacerbated the bad economy with tax cuts that favored the 
wealthy and did very little to help working people. Democrats acted to 
save the economy from falling apart, to facilitate a recovery and to 
put people to work.
  We will build on the work we have done so far to create and save jobs 
and get this economy moving. More than half of the Recovery Act still 
must be spent into our economy, boosting it in the short term and 
laying a new foundation for long-term prosperity. New extensions of 
unemployment benefits have been taking effect that will inject demand 
into the economy. The first-time home-buyer tax credit, which has been 
extended, will be renewed in less than 2 weeks.

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