[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]




           AMERICAN JOBS ARE TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

  (Mrs. MALONEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, while one month with fewer job losses does 
not show success, it certainly shows that we are trending in the right 
direction.
  This blue is since President Obama took office; the red is the time 
under former President Bush. You see back in January of 2008 we started 
losing jobs. Here is when the Presidential candidate for the 
Republicans claimed that the fundamentals of our economy were sound. 
And in the last month that President Bush was in office, this country 
lost over 740,000 jobs.
  The blue shows the direction under the Obama administration where we 
are trending in the right direction. It's not success, but it certainly 
shows we are trending in the right direction from over 70,000 jobs to 
11,000 jobs. It's a tragedy for any family that has lost a job, but it 
does show that one election has truly made a difference in our economy.

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