[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 184 (Wednesday, December 9, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H14378]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          JOBS AND THE ECONOMY

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, you know the American people 
deserve some answers. Where are the jobs? Ten months after passing a 
$787 billion stimulus package, unemployment has reached 10 percent and 
thousands of workers have stayed unemployed for 6 months or more. 
Unfortunately, the Democrats still think throwing money at the 
struggling economy will fix it.
  Albert Einstein once said, ``The definition of insanity is doing the 
same thing over and over again expecting different results.'' The first 
stimulus didn't work. The new stimulus would only increase the already 
massive deficit and provide a temporary fix.
  Higher taxes and higher spending is not the formula for economic 
growth. What America really needs is to encourage entrepreneurial 
activity, help small businesses, and get the government out of our 
pockets.

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