[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 7 (Thursday, January 21, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E57]
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                      JOB-KILLING AGENDA CONTINUES

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 21, 2010

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, sadly the Labor 
Department said today that claims for unemployment insurance rose last 
week. The unemployment rate is still at 10 percent with more seeking 
jobless benefits each day. When will Congress get the message?
  The job-killing agenda pushed by liberals in 2009 needs to be 
scrapped. A national takeover of health care and a national energy tax 
will only worsen a stagnant economy. The National Federation of 
Independent Business has sounded the alarm about how the health care 
takeover scheme will kill 1.6 million jobs.
  A national energy tax would be just as devastating, raising gas 
prices, food prices, and the cost of doing business for millions of 
Americans. $3,400 a year is what American families might be forced to 
pay if this national energy tax passes. American manufacturing would be 
made non-competitive with foreign manufacturers.
  It's time to put these bad ideas to rest and look forward to policies 
to create jobs and capital. We should heed the counsel of Steve Forbes 
in his new book, How Capitalism Will Save Us.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11 in the Global War on Terrorism.

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