[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H732]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        THE STIMULUS IS WORKING

  (Mr. GARAMENDI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, if Americans are believing that the 
stimulus isn't working, then the media must be telling them that. So I 
am kind of curious about the previous argument.
  The facts are that the stimulus in my district in California is in 
fact working, and without it, there would be even more layoffs. It's 
not that this whole thing started in January of 2009. The Great 
Recession started the previous 2 years, so we've been trying to catch 
up.
  The stimulus is actually working. Thousands of teachers are working 
in California as a result of the stimulus. Thousands of jobs have been 
created. And in my own district, schools are being repaired and major 
transportation projects are going forward.
  So I know in my district that the stimulus is working regardless of 
what the media may be saying. It is working. Without it, there would be 
even greater layoffs.

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