[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H659]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
JOBS
(Mr. FLEMING asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, in the midst of the worst recession in over
a generation, this administration continues to advance its job-killing
climate agendas. For instance, the recent EPA endangerment finding is
particularly disturbing.
This reckless regulation lays the groundwork for a type of
unlegislated, administrative cap-and-trade, which, without an effective
tailoring rule limiting its application, could destroy nearly 3 million
manufacturing jobs and could result in lost economic activity of $7
trillion.
During the State of the, Union we heard President Obama proclaim that
job creation should be this country's main focus. Then why does he
insist on attacking and destroying energy, finance and the health care
sectors, killing jobs in the process?
I urge the President to stay true to his word and to work with
Republicans in order to advance commonsense ideas which will rein in
government spending, which will cut our deficits and will restore the
three top things this country wants the most--jobs, jobs, jobs.
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