[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H660]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          WHERE ARE THE JOBS?

  (Mr. LUETKEMEYER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, last week, I spent a lot of time back 
in the district, talking to my constituents, and they asked one simple 
question:
  Where are the jobs?
  Folks in Macon, Kirksville, Kahoka, and throughout the district 
remember all too well the promises of the so-called ``stimulus plan.'' 
They realize now they were empty promises. People back home were eager 
to hear about Republican plans to reduce taxes and to cut spending. 
Folks are mad at this Congress for spending more than they take in and 
for proposing more job-killing taxes and regulations. The small 
business people I talk to understand you can't spend more than you can 
afford, and you can't exist with increased tax burdens and more harmful 
regulations and expect the economy to turn around.
  I've heard the voices of the people of the Ninth District, and I am 
going to work hard to try and find a way to provide more jobs, more 
jobs, more jobs. The people of the ``show me'' State are waiting for us 
to show them the jobs.

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