[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 53 (Thursday, April 15, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2582]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                TAX DAY

  (Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, as Kentuckians file their taxes 
today, sending their hard-earned dollars to the Federal Treasury, 
Americans want to know exactly what they are getting in return. Like 
jobs maybe? Over the last 2 years, Congress has given America three 
things: a series of bailouts, a failed stimulus package, and a 
government takeover of health care, each costing around a trillion 
dollars or more. In return, there are over 225,000 Kentuckians and 15 
million Americans out of work. Everyone agrees that the economy and job 
creation have been at the top of the list of what Americans are saying 
is the most important things to be done.
  Rightfully, in my mind, we hear over and over again, ``Where are the 
jobs?'' Well, we are going to focus on climate change or we are going 
to focus on other things that Americans don't care about when in fact 
we need a sound energy policy, a sound manufacturing policy, and a 
sound trade policy. Instead of focusing on the economy and job 
creation, the agenda in Congress has left Americans with uncertainty.
  When Americans feel their tax dollars aren't being used right, the 
Democrats in Congress say, ``Just send more.'' Well, Americans expect 
our focus to be on policies that create jobs, building a future for our 
children. And business can't thrive on an economy falsely buoyed.

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