[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H663]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                AMERICA IS GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

  (Mr. ELLISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, if you would listen to the party opposite, 
you would not know that America is actually on a real trajectory for 
positive change in the area of jobs. When President Bush left office, 
for the last 3 months of his administration America was hemorrhaging 
jobs at the rate of 750,000 on average. And now, in January, only 
22,000 jobs lost. Now we are going in the right direction.
  You can't overturn and change over 8 years of Republican rule in 
simply a finger snap. But the Democratic Caucus is on its way to 
restoring this country to economic health. We have seen increases in 
GDP. We have seen increases in manufacturing. We have seen increases in 
significant indicators. And this country needs more help, but we are 
going in the right direction, which is something we were not doing when 
President Obama took office a year ago.
  All the American people need to do is just look at the numbers. 
Things are getting better. And the message of doom and gloom can never 
match up to one of hope.

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