[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 178 (Thursday, December 3, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H13471]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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  (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, I ask that you take a hard look 
at the economic challenges facing our country. Across the United 
States, unemployment is at a 26-year high, 10.2 percent, and more than 
2.8 million jobs have been lost since the $1 trillion stimulus was 
signed into law last February without a single Republican vote in this 
House.
  In my home State of Georgia, eight out of the nine counties in my 
district have unemployment rates of 10 percent, and two counties are 
over 13 percent. Put simply, Mr. Speaker, my constituency needs jobs, 
and they need them now.
  Yet the Democratic plans on the economy, on health care, and on 
energy do the exact opposite. These plans raise taxes, and they 
sacrifice even more jobs. This is not the way to stimulate our economy 
and not the way to help my constituents.
  We need real solutions that will require tough choices in Washington. 
They involve tax relief for working Americans, and Republicans stand 
ready to work with you on that.

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