[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 30 (Thursday, March 4, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              UNEMPLOYMENT

  (Mr. GINGREY of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, in January, Georgia's 
unemployment rate hit a record-high level of 10.4 percent. There could 
be no clearer proof that the Democrat majority should have long ago 
shifted this body's focus to the economy and to jobs.
  Back in Georgia, Democratic Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said 
yesterday, ``I'm concerned that thousands of pending government layoffs 
will further cripple Georgia's struggling private job market. Our 
elected leadership must come together to develop a bipartisan plan that 
will balance the State budget and jump-start private sector hiring.''
  Mr. Speaker, listen to our State leaders. Unlike the current health 
care bill, which the Democrats are going to attempt to ram down the 
American people's throats without any bipartisan input, please do not 
bring any more legislation to the floor that will raise taxes and kill 
jobs. Listen to Commissioner Thurmond and work with us. Let's get our 
economy back on track.

                          ____________________