[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 77 (Wednesday, June 1, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1011]
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               MEDIA IGNORE STUDY SHOWING STIMULUS FAILED

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 1, 2011

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, a recent study found that the Obama 
Administration's so-called stimulus plan destroyed American jobs.
  Economists from Ohio State University and the University of Western 
Ontario determined that the stimulus caused a net loss of over a half-
million jobs from April 2009 to September 2010, including a loss of 
more than one million private-sector jobs.
  If you didn't hear about this study, you're not alone--the national 
media largely ignored it.
  Investor's Business Daily and Fox News covered the study, but most 
other national outlets were predictably silent.
  It's no wonder only 1 in 10 Americans trust the media, according to a 
recent public opinion poll.
  The national media should give Americans the facts, not ignore them 
to protect the Obama Administration.

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