[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H5724]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          WHERE ARE THE JOBS?

  (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, the American people are asking, ``Where are 
the jobs?''
  And just this morning we found out that housing starts fell in the 
month of June to the lowest level in 8 months. Consumer confidence has 
fallen to its lowest level in the last 11 months.
  We need to get Americans back to work, and we need to get American 
businesses back open again. But we're not going to get there if the 
President continues to take money and freedom away from American 
employers, whether it's through the stimulus bill, ObamaCare, the 
national energy tax, or this financial regulatory bill.
  With 3 million jobs lost, unemployment at 9\1/2\ percent, and with 
trillion-dollar deficits, it's clear to everyone except the President 
that his big government agenda is not working.
  We need to cut spending now in order to help create jobs in America. 
But we have no budget to clean up the mess. We have no plan to move 
free trade agreements that could create millions of American jobs. And 
we have no plan to stop the largest tax increase in history for 
American families and small businesses.
  Republicans are listening, through America Speaking Out, and offering 
better solutions that will limit the size of this government and 
empower small businesses across our country.

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